diff --git a/agent/chain.ts b/agent/chain.ts
index 0835044f9d6..00146aa40a7 100644
--- a/agent/chain.ts
+++ b/agent/chain.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export abstract class Connection extends Endpoint {
       const identityColor = randomColor({ // address takes priority in determining color
         luminosity: 'dark', seed: this.identity.address||this.identity.name
       })
+      this.log.label += ' '
       this.log.label += colors.bgHex(chainColor).whiteBright(
         ` ${this.identity.name||this.identity.address} `
       )
diff --git a/devnet/devnet-impl.ts b/devnet/devnet-impl.ts
index 0d5a84167ad..d8adf0d10e0 100644
--- a/devnet/devnet-impl.ts
+++ b/devnet/devnet-impl.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function initLogger (devnet: $D<'chainId'|'log'>) {
   const devnetTag   = Core.colors.bgWhiteBright.black(` devnet `)
   const loggerColor = Core.randomColor({ luminosity: 'dark', seed: devnet.chainId })
   const loggerTag   = Core.colors.whiteBright.bgHex(loggerColor)(` ${devnet.chainId} `)
-  const logger      = new Core.Console(`${devnetTag}${loggerTag}`)
+  const logger      = new Core.Console(`${devnetTag} ${loggerTag}`)
   Object.defineProperties(devnet, {
     log: {
       enumerable: true, configurable: true, get () {