diff --git a/internal/trace/context.go b/internal/trace/context.go
index 322696062..0d681d343 100644
--- a/internal/trace/context.go
+++ b/internal/trace/context.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func WithLoggerLevel(ctx context.Context, level logrus.Level) context.Context {
 	var formatter logrus.TextFormatter
 	if level == logrus.DebugLevel {
 		formatter.FullTimestamp = true
+		formatter.TimestampFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05.000000000Z"
 	} else {
 		formatter.DisableTimestamp = true
 	}
@@ -52,6 +53,23 @@ func WithLoggerLevel(ctx context.Context, level logrus.Level) context.Context {
 	logger.SetFormatter(&formatter)
 	logger.SetLevel(level)
 
-	// save logger to context
+	// Add UTC hook to convert timestamps to UTC
+	logger.AddHook(&UTCHook{})
+
 	return log.WithLogger(ctx, logger)
 }
+
+// UTCHook is a hook for logrus that converts timestamps to UTC
+type UTCHook struct{}
+
+// Levels returns the levels this hook is enabled for
+func (h *UTCHook) Levels() []logrus.Level {
+	return logrus.AllLevels
+}
+
+// Fire is called by logrus when a log entry is created.
+// This implementation converts the timestamp to UTC.
+func (h *UTCHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
+	entry.Time = entry.Time.UTC()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/trace/transport.go b/internal/trace/transport.go
index 5c631c62b..76ca9c751 100644
--- a/internal/trace/transport.go
+++ b/internal/trace/transport.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (t *Transport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (resp *http.Response, err error
 	e := log.GetLogger(ctx)
 
 	// log the request
-	e.Debugf("Request #%d\n> Request: %q %q\n> Request headers:\n%s",
+	e.Debugf("Request #%d\n> Request: %q %q\n> Request headers:\n%s\n\n\n",
 		id, req.Method, req.URL, logHeader(req.Header))
 
 	// log the response
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (t *Transport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (resp *http.Response, err error
 	} else if resp == nil {
 		e.Errorf("No response obtained for request %s %q", req.Method, req.URL)
 	} else {
-		e.Debugf("Response #%d\n< Response status: %q\n< Response headers:\n%s",
+		e.Debugf("Response #%d\n< Response status: %q\n< Response headers:\n%s\n\n\n",
 			id, resp.Status, logHeader(resp.Header))
 	}
 	return resp, err