diff --git a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecoUtils.py b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecoUtils.py
index de4bcb1340684990c305dfc6e3467c93b385712c..05a4f115db4c401c7de03fd61eda3475137b2cf2 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecoUtils.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecoUtils.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ if not rec.OutputLevel.isDefault():
 if jobproperties.ConcurrencyFlags.NumThreads() > 0:
     ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.Format = "% F%50W%C%4W%R%e%s%8W%R%T %0W%M"
 else:
-    ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.Format = "% F%50W%C%7W%R%T %0W%M" 
+    ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.Format = "% F%50W%C%8W%R%T %0W%M" 
 
 
 #ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.defaultLimit = 9999999  # all messages