diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py
index e3797279..4e42680b 100755
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ class Fail2banClient(Fail2banCmdLine, Thread):
 		# prepare: read config, check configuration is valid, etc.:
 		if phase is not None:
 			phase['start'] = True
-			logSys.debug('-- client phase %s', phase)
+			logSys.debug('  client phase %s', phase)
 		stream = self.__prepareStartServer()
 		if phase is not None:
 			phase['ready'] = phase['start'] = (True if stream else False)
-			logSys.debug('-- client phase %s', phase)
+			logSys.debug('  client phase %s', phase)
 		if not stream:
 			return False
 		# configure server with config stream:
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class Fail2banClient(Fail2banCmdLine, Thread):
 
 	def __processCommand(self, cmd):
 		if len(cmd) == 1 and cmd[0] == "start":
-			
+
 			ret = self.__startServer(self._conf["background"])
 			if not ret:
 				return False
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class Fail2banClient(Fail2banCmdLine, Thread):
 		# Wait for the server to start (the server has 30 seconds to answer ping)
 		starttime = time.time()
 		logSys.debug("__waitOnServer: %r", (alive, maxtime))
-		test = lambda: os.path.exists(self._conf["socket"]) and self.__ping() 
+		test = lambda: os.path.exists(self._conf["socket"]) and self.__ping()
 		with VisualWait(self._conf["verbose"]) as vis:
 			sltime = 0.0125 / 2
 			while self._alive:
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ class _VisualWait:
 		self.pos += self.delta
 		if self.delta > 0:
 			s = " #\x1b[1D" if self.pos > 1 else "# \x1b[2D"
-		else: 
+		else:
 			s = "\x1b[1D# \x1b[2D"
 		sys.stdout.write(s)
 		sys.stdout.flush()
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
index aadf823a..4cb1927e 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Fail2banCmdLine():
 		output("    --timeout               timeout to wait for the server (for internal usage only, don't read configuration)")
 		output("    -h, --help              display this help message")
 		output("    -V, --version           print the version")
-		
+
 		if not caller.endswith('server'):
 			output("")
 			output("Command:")
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Fail2banCmdLine():
 			if ret is not None:
 				return ret
 
-			logSys.debug("-- conf: %r, args: %r", self._conf, self._args)
+			logSys.debug("  conf: %r, args: %r", self._conf, self._args)
 
 			if initial and PRODUCTION: # pragma: no cover - can't test
 				verbose = self._conf["verbose"]
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2banserver.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2banserver.py
index a511e017..9f825bf1 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2banserver.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2banserver.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Fail2banServer(Fail2banCmdLine):
 
 	@staticmethod
 	def startServerDirect(conf, daemon=True):
-		logSys.debug("-- direct starting of server in %s, deamon: %s", os.getpid(), daemon)
+		logSys.debug("  direct starting of server in %s, deamon: %s", os.getpid(), daemon)
 		from ..server.server import Server
 		server = None
 		try:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Fail2banServer(Fail2banCmdLine):
 			# server object will internally fork self if daemon is True
 			server = Server(daemon)
 			server.start(conf["socket"],
-							conf["pidfile"], conf["force"], 
+							conf["pidfile"], conf["force"],
 							conf=conf)
 		except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
 			try:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Fail2banServer(Fail2banCmdLine):
 		frk = not conf["async"] and PRODUCTION
 		if frk: # pragma: no cover
 			pid = os.fork()
-		logSys.debug("-- async starting of server in %s, fork: %s - %s", os.getpid(), frk, pid)
+		logSys.debug("  async starting of server in %s, fork: %s - %s", os.getpid(), frk, pid)
 		if pid == 0:
 			args = list()
 			args.append(SERVER)