diff --git a/src/Coherence/Util/Logging/Logger.cs b/src/Coherence/Util/Logging/Logger.cs
index d803d4c..2af3f2c 100644
--- a/src/Coherence/Util/Logging/Logger.cs
+++ b/src/Coherence/Util/Logging/Logger.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at
- * http://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl.
+ * https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl.
  */
 using System;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public static  string DefaultDestination
         /// </value>
         public static string DefaultFormat
         {
-            get { return "{date} {product} {version} &lt;{level}&gt; (thread={thread}): {text}"; }
+            get { return "{date} {product} {version} <{level}> (thread={thread}): {text}"; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/Coherence.Tests/Resources/s4hc-test-coherence.xml b/tests/Coherence.Tests/Resources/s4hc-test-coherence.xml
index 07197dd..af02f0f 100644
--- a/tests/Coherence.Tests/Resources/s4hc-test-coherence.xml
+++ b/tests/Coherence.Tests/Resources/s4hc-test-coherence.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
   <logging-config>
     <destination>stderr</destination>
     <severity-level>6</severity-level>
-    <message-format>{date} {product} {version} (TEST) &lt;{level}&gt; (thread={thread}): {text}</message-format>
     <character-limit>8192</character-limit>
   </logging-config>
   <security-config>