diff --git a/pmctl/logs.go b/pmctl/logs.go
index 03d05678..4f2c623b 100644
--- a/pmctl/logs.go
+++ b/pmctl/logs.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func initControlLogFile() *os.File {
 	}
 
 	// open log file
-	logFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-02-01-15-04-05")))
+	logFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02-15-04-05")))
 	return initializeLogFile(logFilePath, "control/portmaster-control", info.Version())
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func logControlError(cErr error) {
 	}
 
 	// open log file
-	logFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.error.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-02-01-15-04-05")))
+	logFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.error.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02-15-04-05")))
 	errorFile := initializeLogFile(logFilePath, "control/portmaster-control", info.Version())
 	if errorFile == nil {
 		return
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func logControlStack() {
 	}
 
 	// open log file
-	logFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.stack.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-02-01-15-04-05")))
+	logFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.stack.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02-15-04-05")))
 	errorFile := initializeLogFile(logFilePath, "control/portmaster-control", info.Version())
 	if errorFile == nil {
 		return
diff --git a/pmctl/run.go b/pmctl/run.go
index 53557d8a..c1cad7f8 100644
--- a/pmctl/run.go
+++ b/pmctl/run.go
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@ func execute(opts *Options, args []string) (cont bool, err error) {
 		log.Printf("failed to check/create log file dir %s: %s\n", logFileBasePath, err)
 	} else {
 		// open log file
-		logFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-02-01-15-04-05")))
+		logFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02-15-04-05")))
 		logFile = initializeLogFile(logFilePath, opts.Identifier, file.Version())
 		if logFile != nil {
 			defer finalizeLogFile(logFile, logFilePath)
 		}
 		// open error log file
-		errorFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.error.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-02-01-15-04-05")))
+		errorFilePath := filepath.Join(logFileBasePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.error.log", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02-15-04-05")))
 		errorFile = initializeLogFile(errorFilePath, opts.Identifier, file.Version())
 		if errorFile != nil {
 			defer finalizeLogFile(errorFile, errorFilePath)