diff --git a/src/Handler/CloudWatch.php b/src/Handler/CloudWatch.php
index 8572136..66c6ec7 100755
--- a/src/Handler/CloudWatch.php
+++ b/src/Handler/CloudWatch.php
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ function ($stream) {
      */
     protected function getDefaultFormatter()
     {
-        return new LineFormatter("%level_name%: %message% %context% %extra%\n");
+        return new LineFormatter("%channel%: %level_name%: %message% %context% %extra%", null, false, true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Handler/CloudWatchTest.php b/tests/Handler/CloudWatchTest.php
index e7dee8b..d2bb760 100644
--- a/tests/Handler/CloudWatchTest.php
+++ b/tests/Handler/CloudWatchTest.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public function testFormatter()
 
         $formatter = $handler->getFormatter();
 
-        $expected = new LineFormatter("%level_name%: %message% %context% %extra%\n");
+        $expected = new LineFormatter("%channel%: %level_name%: %message% %context% %extra%", null, false, true);
 
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $formatter);
     }