diff --git a/logging/hclog_adapter_test.go b/logging/hclog_adapter_test.go
index 7ac2c78d..48fc1b4e 100644
--- a/logging/hclog_adapter_test.go
+++ b/logging/hclog_adapter_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package logging
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func TestNewHcLogAdapter(t *testing.T) {
 				Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.Console},
 				Level:             zerolog.TraceLevel,
 				TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-				ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+				ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 				NoColor:           true,
 			},
 		)
diff --git a/logging/logger_test.go b/logging/logger_test.go
index ea9444ca..1e6ab381 100644
--- a/logging/logger_test.go
+++ b/logging/logger_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/config"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func TestNewLogger_File(t *testing.T) {
 		LoggerConfig{
 			Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.File},
 			FileName:          "gatewayd.log",
-			ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+			ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 			MaxSize:           config.DefaultMaxSize,
 			MaxBackups:        config.DefaultMaxBackups,
 			MaxAge:            config.DefaultMaxAge,
diff --git a/metrics/merger_test.go b/metrics/merger_test.go
index 8edb17d8..a792ecdf 100644
--- a/metrics/merger_test.go
+++ b/metrics/merger_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestMerger(t *testing.T) {
 		logging.LoggerConfig{
 			Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.Console},
 			TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-			ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+			ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 			Level:             zerolog.InfoLevel,
 			NoColor:           true,
 		},
diff --git a/network/client_test.go b/network/client_test.go
index 2ae1d18a..e82917ba 100644
--- a/network/client_test.go
+++ b/network/client_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package network
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/config"
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/logging"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ func CreateNewClient(t *testing.T) *Client {
 	logger := logging.NewLogger(context.Background(), logging.LoggerConfig{
 		Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.Console},
 		TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-		ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+		ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 		Level:             zerolog.DebugLevel,
 		NoColor:           true,
 	})
diff --git a/network/proxy_test.go b/network/proxy_test.go
index e1603e83..b7a50c29 100644
--- a/network/proxy_test.go
+++ b/network/proxy_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package network
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/config"
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/logging"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ func TestNewProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := logging.NewLogger(context.Background(), logging.LoggerConfig{
 		Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.Console},
 		TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-		ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+		ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 		Level:             zerolog.DebugLevel,
 		NoColor:           true,
 	})
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func TestNewProxyElastic(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := logging.NewLogger(context.Background(), logging.LoggerConfig{
 		Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.Console},
 		TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-		ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+		ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 		Level:             zerolog.DebugLevel,
 		NoColor:           true,
 	})
diff --git a/network/server_test.go b/network/server_test.go
index 86d4c6e9..9665469e 100644
--- a/network/server_test.go
+++ b/network/server_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	v1 "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/plugin/v1"
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/config"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func TestRunServer(t *testing.T) {
 			config.File,
 		},
 		TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-		ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+		ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 		Level:             zerolog.DebugLevel,
 		NoColor:           true,
 		FileName:          "server_test.log",
diff --git a/network/utils_test.go b/network/utils_test.go
index 4fb8b374..6fe5e595 100644
--- a/network/utils_test.go
+++ b/network/utils_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package network
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/config"
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/logging"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ func TestGetID(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := logging.LoggerConfig{
 		Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.Console},
 		TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-		ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+		ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 		Level:             zerolog.DebugLevel,
 		NoColor:           true,
 	}
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func TestResolve(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := logging.LoggerConfig{
 		Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.Console},
 		TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-		ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+		ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 		Level:             zerolog.DebugLevel,
 		NoColor:           true,
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/plugin_registry_test.go b/plugin/plugin_registry_test.go
index 19c78ec5..ab73342b 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin_registry_test.go
+++ b/plugin/plugin_registry_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package plugin
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	sdkPlugin "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/plugin"
 	v1 "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/plugin/v1"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func NewPluginRegistry(t *testing.T) *Registry {
 	cfg := logging.LoggerConfig{
 		Output:            []config.LogOutput{config.Console},
 		TimeFormat:        zerolog.TimeFormatUnix,
-		ConsoleTimeFormat: config.DefaultConsoleTimeFormat,
+		ConsoleTimeFormat: time.RFC3339,
 		Level:             zerolog.DebugLevel,
 		NoColor:           true,
 	}