diff --git a/internal/config/defaults.go b/internal/config/defaults.go
index 87304da..c3c172d 100644
--- a/internal/config/defaults.go
+++ b/internal/config/defaults.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"runtime"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 )
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ var defOpts = map[string]map[string]interface{}{
 		"nocolor":             defNoColor,
 		"use_date_filename":   true,
 		"docker_logging":      false,
-		"console_time_format": "3:04PM",
+		"console_time_format": time.Kitchen,
 	},
 	"http": {
 		"use_unix_socket":         false,
diff --git a/internal/config/globals.go b/internal/config/globals.go
index aaecc7c..33f5c03 100644
--- a/internal/config/globals.go
+++ b/internal/config/globals.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var (
 	// CatchAll when true will cause HellPot to respond to all paths.
 	// Note that this will override MakeRobots.
 	CatchAll bool
-	// ConsoleTimeFormat sets the time format for the console. The string must be parseable by time.Parse().
+	// ConsoleTimeFormat sets the time format for the console. The string is passed to time.Format() down the line.
 	ConsoleTimeFormat string
 )