diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
index 2d3ec659..0e8fabc7 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ class LogHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
                 for token in self.sensitive['Token']:
                     string = string.replace(token or "{token}", "{jellyfin-token}")
 
-            try:
-                xbmc.log(string, level=xbmc.LOGNOTICE)
-            except UnicodeEncodeError:
-                xbmc.log(string, level=xbmc.LOGNOTICE)
+            xbmc.log(string, level=xbmc.LOGNOTICE)
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_log_level(cls, level):
@@ -85,27 +82,15 @@ class LogHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
 
 class MyFormatter(logging.Formatter):
 
-    def __init__(self, fmt="%(name)s -> %(message)s"):
-
+    def __init__(self, fmt='%(name)s -> %(levelname)s::%(relpath)s:%(lineno)s %(message)s'):
         logging.Formatter.__init__(self, fmt)
 
     def format(self, record):
-
-        # Save the original format configured by the user
-        # when the logger formatter was instantiated
-        format_orig = self._fmt
-
         self._gen_rel_path(record)
 
-        # Replace the original format with one customized by logging level
-        self._fmt = '%(name)s -> %(levelname)s::%(relpath)s:%(lineno)s %(message)s'
-
         # Call the original formatter class to do the grunt work
         result = logging.Formatter.format(self, record)
 
-        # Restore the original format configured by the user
-        self._fmt = format_orig
-
         return result
 
     def formatException(self, exc_info):