diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index 93b8b59..bf7ff73 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -2573,7 +2573,7 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
         t = time.localtime()
         logcharname = f_char
         
-        timestamp = "[%d:%.2d " % (t[3], t[4]) if not self.demo_playing else ""
+        timestamp = "[%d:%.2d] " % (t[3], t[4]) if not self.demo_playing else ""
         
         if f_char.lower() != self.charlist[f_char_id][0].lower():
             logcharname = self.charlist[f_char_id][0] + ' (' + f_char.decode("utf-8") + ')'