diff --git a/ProjectPlugins/StoragePlugin/ContainerRecipe.cs b/ProjectPlugins/StoragePlugin/ContainerRecipe.cs
index 767628e7..2c8a897c 100644
--- a/ProjectPlugins/StoragePlugin/ContainerRecipe.cs
+++ b/ProjectPlugins/StoragePlugin/ContainerRecipe.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace StoragePlugin
             var discPort = CreateDiscoveryPort(config);
             AddEnvVar("STORAGE_DISC_PORT", discPort);
             AddEnvVar("STORAGE_LOG_LEVEL", config.LogLevelWithTopics());
+            AddEnvVar("STORAGE_LOG_FORMAT", config.LogFormat.ToString().ToLowerInvariant());
 
             if (config.PublicTestNet != null)
             {