diff --git a/trace-dispatcher/src/Cardano/Logging/Formatter.hs b/trace-dispatcher/src/Cardano/Logging/Formatter.hs
index 2e51423bc70..81c55807f7b 100644
--- a/trace-dispatcher/src/Cardano/Logging/Formatter.hs
+++ b/trace-dispatcher/src/Cardano/Logging/Formatter.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module Cardano.Logging.Formatter (
 
 import           Cardano.Logging.Trace (contramapM)
 import           Cardano.Logging.Types
-import           Cardano.Logging.Utils (showT)
 
 import           Control.Concurrent (myThreadId)
 import           Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO, liftIO)
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ import qualified Data.Aeson as AE
 import qualified Data.Aeson.Encoding as AE
 import           Data.Functor.Contravariant
 import           Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
-import           Data.Text (Text, intercalate, pack, stripPrefix)
+import           Data.Text as T (Text, intercalate, null, pack)
 import           Data.Text.Lazy (toStrict)
 import           Data.Text.Lazy.Builder as TB
 import           Data.Text.Lazy.Encoding (decodeUtf8)
@@ -59,33 +58,25 @@ metricsFormatter (Trace tr) = Trace $
 preFormatted ::
   (  LogFormatting a
   ,  MonadIO m)
-  => [BackendConfig]
+  => Bool
+  -> HostName
   -> Trace m (PreFormatted a)
   -> m (Trace m a)
-preFormatted backends' (Trace tr) = do
-  hostname <- liftIO getHostName
-  contramapM (Trace tr)
+preFormatted withForHuman hostname tr =
+  contramapM tr
     (\case
       (lc, Right msg) -> do
         time     <- liftIO getCurrentTime
         threadId <- liftIO myThreadId
         let ns' = lcNSPrefix lc ++ lcNSInner lc
-            threadText = showT threadId
-            threadTextShortened =
-              fromMaybe threadText (stripPrefix "ThreadId " threadText)
+            threadTextShortened = T.pack $ drop 9 $ show threadId       -- drop "ThreadId " prefix
             details = fromMaybe DNormal (lcDetails lc)
-            condForHuman = if elem (Stdout HumanFormatUncoloured) backends'
-                          || elem (Stdout HumanFormatColoured) backends'
-                          || elem Forwarder backends'
-                          then case forHuman msg of
-                                  "" -> Nothing
-                                  txt -> Just txt
-                          else Nothing
+            condForHuman = let txt = forHuman msg in if T.null txt then Nothing else Just txt
             machineFormatted = forMachine details msg
 
         pure (lc, Right (PreFormatted
                           { pfMessage = msg
-                          , pfForHuman = condForHuman
+                          , pfForHuman = if withForHuman then condForHuman else Nothing
                           , pfForMachine = machineFormatted
                           , pfTimestamp = timeFormatted time
                           , pfTime = time
@@ -237,9 +228,8 @@ humanFormatter
   -> m (Trace m a)
 humanFormatter withColor condPrefix tr = do
     let tr' = humanFormatter' withColor condPrefix tr
-    preFormatted [Stdout (if withColor
-                            then HumanFormatColoured
-                            else HumanFormatUncoloured)] tr'
+    hostname <- liftIO getHostName
+    preFormatted True hostname tr'
 
 machineFormatter
   :: forall a m .
@@ -250,7 +240,8 @@ machineFormatter
   -> m (Trace m a)
 machineFormatter condPrefix tr = do
     let tr' = machineFormatter' condPrefix tr
-    preFormatted [Stdout MachineFormat] tr'
+    hostname <- liftIO getHostName
+    preFormatted False hostname tr'
 
 forwardFormatter
   :: forall a m .
@@ -261,4 +252,5 @@ forwardFormatter
   -> m (Trace m a)
 forwardFormatter condPrefix tr = do
     let tr' = forwardFormatter' condPrefix tr
-    preFormatted [Stdout MachineFormat, Stdout HumanFormatColoured] tr'
+    hostname <- liftIO getHostName
+    preFormatted True hostname tr'
diff --git a/trace-dispatcher/src/Cardano/Logging/Tracer/Composed.hs b/trace-dispatcher/src/Cardano/Logging/Tracer/Composed.hs
index 6e6b408bf4e..961ab9e704b 100644
--- a/trace-dispatcher/src/Cardano/Logging/Tracer/Composed.hs
+++ b/trace-dispatcher/src/Cardano/Logging/Tracer/Composed.hs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import qualified Data.Map as Map
 import           Data.Maybe (fromMaybe, isNothing)
 import qualified Data.Set as Set
 import           Data.Text hiding (map)
-
+import           Network.HostName (getHostName)
 
 
 -- | Construct a tracer according to the requirements for cardano node.
@@ -139,25 +139,31 @@ backendsAndFormat ::
   -> Maybe [BackendConfig]
   -> Trace IO x
   -> IO (Trace IO a)
-backendsAndFormat trStdout trForward mbBackends _ =
-  let backends' = fromMaybe
-                    [Forwarder, Stdout MachineFormat]
-                    mbBackends
-  in do
-    let mbForwardTrace  = if Forwarder `L.elem` backends'
+backendsAndFormat trStdout trForward mbBackends _ = do
+    let mbForwardTrace  = if forwarder
                             then Just $ filterTraceByPrivacy (Just Public)
                                 (forwardFormatter' Nothing trForward)
                             else Nothing
-        mbStdoutTrace   | Stdout HumanFormatColoured `L.elem` backends'
+        mbStdoutTrace   | humColoured
                         = Just (humanFormatter' True Nothing trStdout)
-                        | Stdout HumanFormatUncoloured `L.elem` backends'
+                        | humUncoloured
                         = Just (humanFormatter' False Nothing trStdout)
                         | Stdout MachineFormat `L.elem` backends'
                         = Just (machineFormatter' Nothing trStdout)
                         | otherwise = Nothing
     case mbForwardTrace <> mbStdoutTrace of
       Nothing -> pure $ Trace T.nullTracer
-      Just tr -> preFormatted backends' tr
+      Just tr -> do
+        hostname <- getHostName
+        preFormatted (humColoured || humUncoloured || forwarder) hostname tr
+  where
+    backends'     = fromMaybe
+                    [Forwarder, Stdout MachineFormat]
+                    mbBackends
+
+    humColoured   = Stdout HumanFormatColoured   `L.elem` backends'
+    humUncoloured = Stdout HumanFormatUncoloured `L.elem` backends'
+    forwarder     = Forwarder `L.elem` backends'
 
 traceConfigWarnings ::
      Trace IO FormattedMessage