diff --git a/curator-recipes/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/recipes/leader/LeaderLatch.java b/curator-recipes/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/recipes/leader/LeaderLatch.java
index 4226e8819d..99e0fb9a43 100644
--- a/curator-recipes/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/recipes/leader/LeaderLatch.java
+++ b/curator-recipes/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/recipes/leader/LeaderLatch.java
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public void processResult(CuratorFramework client, CuratorEvent event) throws Ex
                         getChildren();
                     }
                 } else {
-                    log.error("creatingParentContainersIfNeeded() failed (rc = {})", event.getResultCode());
+                    log.error("[id={}] creatingParentContainersIfNeeded() failed (rc = {})", id, event.getResultCode());
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ private synchronized void internalStart() {
                 reset();
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 ThreadUtils.checkInterrupted(e);
-                log.error("failed to check resetting leadership.", e);
+                log.error("[id={}] failed to check resetting leadership.", id, e);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -545,10 +545,10 @@ private void checkLeadership(List<String> children) throws Exception {
         List<String> sortedChildren = LockInternals.getSortedChildren(LOCK_NAME, sorter, children);
         int ourIndex = (localOurPath != null) ? sortedChildren.indexOf(ZKPaths.getNodeFromPath(localOurPath)) : -1;
 
-        log.debug("checkLeadership with id: {}, ourPath: {}, children: {}", id, localOurPath, sortedChildren);
+        log.debug("[id={}] checkLeadership with ourPath: {}, children: {}", id, localOurPath, sortedChildren);
 
         if (ourIndex < 0) {
-            log.error("failed to find our node; resetting (index: {})", ourIndex);
+            log.error("[id={}] failed to find our node; resetting (index: {})", id, ourIndex);
             reset();
             return;
         }
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ public void process(WatchedEvent event) {
                         getChildren();
                     } catch (Exception ex) {
                         ThreadUtils.checkInterrupted(ex);
-                        log.error("failed to check the leadership.", ex);
+                        log.error("[id={}] failed to check the leadership.", id, ex);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ public void process(WatchedEvent event) {
             @Override
             public void processResult(CuratorFramework client, CuratorEvent event) throws Exception {
                 if (event.getResultCode() == KeeperException.Code.NONODE.intValue()) {
-                    // previous node is gone - retry getChildren
+                    log.debug("[id={}] previous node is gone; retry getChildren", id);
                     getChildren();
                 }
             }
@@ -608,8 +608,7 @@ public void processResult(CuratorFramework client, CuratorEvent event) throws Ex
                 if (event.getResultCode() == KeeperException.Code.OK.intValue()) {
                     checkLeadership(event.getChildren());
                 } else if (event.getResultCode() == KeeperException.Code.NONODE.intValue()) {
-                    // latchPath has gone - reset
-                    //
+                    log.debug("[id={}] latchPath has gone; reset", id);
                     // This is possible when RECONNECTED during:
                     // (1) Scale the zk cluster to 0 nodes.
                     // (2) Scale it back.
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@ public void processResult(CuratorFramework client, CuratorEvent event) throws Ex
                     // See also https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CURATOR-724
                     reset();
                 } else {
-                    log.error("getChildren() failed (rc = {})", event.getResultCode());
+                    log.error("[id={}] getChildren() failed (rc = {})", id, event.getResultCode());
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -638,7 +637,7 @@ protected void handleStateChange(ConnectionState newState) {
                     getChildren();
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     ThreadUtils.checkInterrupted(e);
-                    log.error("failed to recheck leadership on reconnected", e);
+                    log.error("[id={}] failed to recheck leadership on reconnected", id, e);
                     setLeadership(false);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -676,7 +675,7 @@ private synchronized void setLeadership(boolean newValue) {
 
     private void setNode(String newValue) throws Exception {
         String oldPath = ourPath.getAndSet(newValue);
-        log.debug("setNode with id: {}, oldPath: {}, newValue: {}", id, oldPath, newValue);
+        log.debug("[id={}] setNode with oldPath: {}, newValue: {}", id, oldPath, newValue);
         if (oldPath != null) {
             client.delete().guaranteed().inBackground().forPath(oldPath);
         }
diff --git a/curator-recipes/src/test/resources/log4j.properties b/curator-recipes/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
index 706484ce59..98720873e3 100644
--- a/curator-recipes/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/curator-recipes/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ log4j.additivity.org.apache.curator=false
 
 log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %c %x %m [%t]%n
+log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p %c %x %m [%t]%n