diff --git a/plugin/pkg/log/plugin.go b/plugin/pkg/log/plugin.go
index 1df302609..0cc5f881a 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/log/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/log/plugin.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package log
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	golog "log"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -13,16 +12,14 @@ type P struct {
 
 // NewWithPlugin returns a logger that includes "plugin/name: " in the log message.
 // I.e [INFO] plugin/<name>: message.
-func NewWithPlugin(name string) P { return P{name} }
+func NewWithPlugin(name string) P { return P{"plugin/" + name + ": "} }
 
 func (p P) logf(level, format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	s := level + pFormat(p.plugin) + fmt.Sprintf(format, v...)
-	golog.Print(s)
+	log(level, p.plugin, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
 }
 
 func (p P) log(level string, v ...interface{}) {
-	s := level + pFormat(p.plugin) + fmt.Sprint(v...)
-	golog.Print(s)
+	log(level+p.plugin, v...)
 }
 
 // Debug logs as log.Debug.
@@ -64,5 +61,3 @@ func (p P) Fatal(v ...interface{}) { p.log(fatal, v...); os.Exit(1) }
 
 // Fatalf logs as log.Fatalf and calls os.Exit(1).
 func (p P) Fatalf(format string, v ...interface{}) { p.logf(fatal, format, v...); os.Exit(1) }
-
-func pFormat(s string) string { return "plugin/" + s + ": " }
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/log/plugin_test.go b/plugin/pkg/log/plugin_test.go
index b24caa48b..c02338608 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/log/plugin_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/log/plugin_test.go
@@ -19,3 +19,19 @@ func TestPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected log to be %s, got %s", info+ts, x)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPluginsDateTime(t *testing.T) {
+	var f bytes.Buffer
+	const ts = "test"
+	golog.SetFlags(0) // Set to 0 because we're doing our own time, with timezone
+	golog.SetOutput(&f)
+
+	lg := NewWithPlugin("testplugin")
+
+	lg.Info(ts)
+	// rude check if the date/time is there
+	str := f.String()
+	if str[4] != '-' || str[7] != '-' || str[10] != 'T' {
+		t.Errorf("Expected date got %s...", str[:15])
+	}
+}