diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index d50fa20814..47e52c9152 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -1499,6 +1499,7 @@ function common_request_id()
 function common_log($priority, $msg, $filename=null)
 {
     if(Event::handle('StartLog', array(&$priority, &$msg, &$filename))){
+	$msg = (empty($filename)) ? $msg : basename($filename) . ' - ' . $msg;
         $msg = '[' . common_request_id() . '] ' . $msg;
         $logfile = common_config('site', 'logfile');
         if ($logfile) {