diff --git a/.spacemacs b/.spacemacs
index f089fe309d9388139cdd134a2be6ec40b7a86d7d..637ccc3f0d645643c4018ea76edbf6eb80e1f5ad 100644
--- a/.spacemacs
+++ b/.spacemacs
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ This function should only modify configuration layer settings."
           org-journal-dir "~/org/journal/"
           org-journal-date-prefix "-*- mode: org-journal; -*-\n\n#+TITLE: "
           org-journal-date-format "%A, %B %d %Y"
-          org-journal-time-prefix "* "
+          org-journal-time-prefix "* \n"
+          org-journal-time-format "  <%Y-%m-%d %a %H:%M>"
           org-journal-file-format "%Y-%m-%d"
           )
      (shell :variables