--- a/src/hp/config.py.tmpl	Fri Nov 16 01:16:41 2012 +0100
+++ b/src/hp/config.py.tmpl	Fri Nov 16 01:50:13 2012 +0100
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
     'disable_existing_loggers': False,
     'formatters' : {
         'simple' : {
-            'format': "%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s : %(message)s",
+            'format': "%%(asctime)s - %%(levelname)s : %%(message)s",
         },
         'semi-verbose': {
-            'format': '%(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(module)s %(message)s'
+            'format': '%%(levelname)s %%(asctime)s %%(module)s %%(message)s'
         },                    
     },
     'handlers': {