diff --git a/lib/API/Log.js b/lib/API/Log.js
index 37ad02974..812002f0f 100644
--- a/lib/API/Log.js
+++ b/lib/API/Log.js
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ function pad(pad, str, padLeft) {
   if (padLeft) {
     return (pad + str).slice(-pad.length);
   } else {
-    return (str + pad).substring(0, pad.length);
+    if (pad.length > str.length) {
+      return (str + pad).substring(0, pad.length);
+    } else {
+      return str;
+    }
   }
 }