diff --git a/format.go b/format.go
index 371c51b..eddf99d 100644
--- a/format.go
+++ b/format.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var timediffFormat = "[" + PLACEHOLDER_TIMEDIFF + "]"
 var extrasFormat = "(" + PLACEHOLDER_EXTRAS + ")"
 
 // current extras separator (defaults to: "|")
-var extrasSeparator = "|"
+var extrasSeparator = " | "
 
 // get current log format
 func GetLogFormat() string {