diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/_logging.py b/src/ocrmypdf/_logging.py
index 412552fa..5126d97c 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/_logging.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/_logging.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class PageNumberFilter(logging.Filter):
     def filter(self, record):
         pageno = getattr(record, 'pageno', None)
         if pageno is not None:
-            record.pageno = f' [{pageno:5d}]'
+            record.pageno = f'{pageno:5d} '
         else:
             record.pageno = ''
         return True
diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/api.py b/src/ocrmypdf/api.py
index 91cd608a..efa24c7f 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/api.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/api.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def configure_logging(
     if verbosity >= 2:
         fmt = '%(levelname)7s %(name)s -%(pageno)s %(message)s'
     else:
-        fmt = '%(levelname)7s -%(pageno)s %(message)s'
+        fmt = '%(pageno)s%(message)s'
 
     use_colors = progress_bar_friendly
     if not coloredlogs:
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 39abbe98..2f843536 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def test_tesseract_crash_autorotate(spoof_tesseract_crash, resources, no_outpdf)
     )
     assert p.returncode == ExitCode.child_process_error
     assert not os.path.exists(no_outpdf)
-    assert "ERROR" in err
+    assert "uncaught exception" in err
     print(out)
     print(err)