diff --git a/FileLogger.php b/FileLogger.php
index 723400c..2a8cc21 100644
--- a/FileLogger.php
+++ b/FileLogger.php
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ private function processLogTextTemplate($message, $type = 'LOG')
     {
         $parts = [
             '{date}' => date($this->logTextDateFormat),
-            '{type}' => $type,
+            '{type}' => str_pad($type, 7, ' ', STR_PAD_RIGHT),
             '{message}' => $message,
         ];