diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/ProcessingStats.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/ProcessingStats.cs
index 8885971466c..b9fda9e1435 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/ProcessingStats.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/ProcessingStats.cs
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ public void UpdateStats(Block? block, IBlockTree blockTreeCtx, int recoveryQueue
                         > 75 => whiteText,
                         _ => ""
                     };
-                    _logger.Info($"- Block{(chunkBlocks > 1 ? $"s {chunkBlocks,-9:N0}" : "           ")}{(chunkBlocks == 1 ? mgasColor : "")} {chunkMGas,7:F2}{resetColor} MGas   | {chunkTx,6:N0}    txs |  calls {callsColor}{chunkCalls,6:N0}{resetColor} {darkGreyText}({chunkEmptyCalls,3:N0}){resetColor} | sload {chunkSload,7:N0} | sstore {sstoreColor}{chunkSstore,6:N0}{resetColor} | create {createsColor}{chunkCreates,3:N0}{resetColor}{(currentSelfDestructs - _lastSelfDestructs > 0 ? $"{darkGreyText}({-(currentSelfDestructs - _lastSelfDestructs),3:N0}){resetColor}" : "")}");
-                    _logger.Info($"- Block throughput {mgasPerSecond,7:F2} MGas/s | {txps,9:F2} t/s |       {bps,7:F2} Blk/s | recv  {recoveryQueueSize,7:N0} | proc   {blockQueueSize,6:N0}");
+                    _logger.Info($"- Block{(chunkBlocks > 1 ? "s" : " ")}{(chunkBlocks == 1 ? mgasColor : "")}           {chunkMGas,7:F2}{resetColor} MGas   | {chunkTx,6:N0}    txs | calls {callsColor}{chunkCalls,6:N0}{resetColor} {darkGreyText}({chunkEmptyCalls,3:N0}){resetColor}  | sload {chunkSload,7:N0} | sstore {sstoreColor}{chunkSstore,6:N0}{resetColor} | create {createsColor}{chunkCreates,3:N0}{resetColor}{(currentSelfDestructs - _lastSelfDestructs > 0 ? $"{darkGreyText}({-(currentSelfDestructs - _lastSelfDestructs),3:N0}){resetColor}" : "")}");
+                    _logger.Info($"- Block throughput {mgasPerSecond,7:F2} MGas/s | {txps,9:F2} t/s |         {bps,7:F2} b/s | recv  {recoveryQueueSize,7:N0} | proc   {blockQueueSize,6:N0}");
                     // Only output the total throughput in debug mode
                     if (_logger.IsDebug)
                     {
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/NLog.config b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/NLog.config
index 48c58e3230d..5a51f937e3d 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/NLog.config
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/NLog.config
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <highlight-row backgroundColor="NoChange" condition="level == LogLevel.Trace" foregroundColor="Magenta" />
       <!-- Log Date Time -->
       <highlight-word regex="^[0-9]{2} [a-zA-Z]{3} [0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}"
-                      foregroundColor="DarkGray" wholeWords="true" />
+                      foregroundColor="Gray" wholeWords="true" />
       <!-- Urls -->
       <highlight-word regex="https?://[^ \t\r\n]*" foregroundColor="DarkBlue" wholeWords="true" />
       <!-- Shutdown -->