diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 7a80dc44..36c835cc 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -508,21 +508,32 @@ func LogCertificate(w http.ResponseWriter, cert *x509.Certificate) {
 func LogSSHCertificate(w http.ResponseWriter, cert *ssh.Certificate) {
 	if rl, ok := w.(logging.ResponseLogger); ok {
 		mak := bytes.TrimSpace(ssh.MarshalAuthorizedKey(cert))
-		certType := "user"
-		if cert.CertType == ssh.HostCert {
-			certType = "host"
+		var certificate string
+		parts := strings.Split(string(mak), " ")
+		if len(parts) > 1 {
+			certificate = parts[1]
 		}
+		var userOrHost string
+		if cert.CertType == ssh.HostCert {
+			userOrHost = "host"
+		} else {
+			userOrHost = "user"
+		}
+		certificateType := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s certificate", parts[0], userOrHost) // e.g. ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com user certificate
 		m := map[string]interface{}{
 			"serial":           cert.Serial,
 			"principals":       cert.ValidPrincipals,
 			"valid-from":       time.Unix(int64(cert.ValidAfter), 0).Format(time.RFC3339),
 			"valid-to":         time.Unix(int64(cert.ValidBefore), 0).Format(time.RFC3339),
-			"certificate":      string(mak),
-			"certificate-type": certType,
+			"certificate":      certificate,
+			"certificate-type": certificateType,
 		}
 		fingerprint, err := sshutil.FormatFingerprint(mak, sshutil.DefaultFingerprint)
 		if err == nil {
-			m["public-key"] = fingerprint
+			fpParts := strings.Split(fingerprint, " ")
+			if len(fpParts) > 3 {
+				m["public-key"] = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", fpParts[1], fpParts[len(fpParts)-1])
+			}
 		}
 		rl.WithFields(m)
 	}
diff --git a/api/api_test.go b/api/api_test.go
index d1451623..1c90d91b 100644
--- a/api/api_test.go
+++ b/api/api_test.go
@@ -1680,9 +1680,9 @@ func TestLogSSHCertificate(t *testing.T) {
 	fields := rl.Fields()
 	sassert.Equal(t, uint64(14376510277651266987), fields["serial"])
 	sassert.Equal(t, []string{"herman"}, fields["principals"])
-	sassert.Equal(t, "user", fields["certificate-type"])
+	sassert.Equal(t, "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com user certificate", fields["certificate-type"])
 	sassert.Equal(t, time.Unix(1674129191, 0).Format(time.RFC3339), fields["valid-from"])
 	sassert.Equal(t, time.Unix(1674186851, 0).Format(time.RFC3339), fields["valid-to"])
-	sassert.Equal(t, "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com 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", fields["certificate"])
-	sassert.Equal(t, "256 SHA256:RvkDPGwl/G9d7LUFm1kmWhvOD9I/moPq4yxcb0STwr0 no comment (ECDSA-CERT)", fields["public-key"])
+	sassert.Equal(t, "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", fields["certificate"])
+	sassert.Equal(t, "SHA256:RvkDPGwl/G9d7LUFm1kmWhvOD9I/moPq4yxcb0STwr0 (ECDSA-CERT)", fields["public-key"])
 }