diff --git a/spirit/extra/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py b/spirit/extra/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
index 410b0fb66..c8319b49f 100644
--- a/spirit/extra/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
+++ b/spirit/extra/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     'disable_existing_loggers': False,
     'formatters': {
         'verbose': {
-            'format': '{levelname} {asctime} {module} {process:d} {thread:d} {message}',
+            'format': '%(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(module)s %(process)d %(thread)d %(message)s',
         },
     },
     'filters': {