diff --git a/internal/logger/audit.go b/internal/logger/audit.go
index 28c65e816..3260cf7f0 100644
--- a/internal/logger/audit.go
+++ b/internal/logger/audit.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func GetAuditEntry(ctx context.Context) *audit.Entry {
 		r = &audit.Entry{
 			Version:      audit.Version,
 			DeploymentID: globalDeploymentID,
-			Time:         time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+			Time:         time.Now().UTC(),
 		}
 		SetAuditEntry(ctx, r)
 		return r
diff --git a/internal/logger/console.go b/internal/logger/console.go
index f5b1446ac..b85c6f73b 100644
--- a/internal/logger/console.go
+++ b/internal/logger/console.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (f fatalMsg) json(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	logJSON, err := json.Marshal(&log.Entry{
 		Level:   FatalLvl.String(),
 		Message: message,
-		Time:    time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+		Time:    time.Now().UTC(),
 		Trace:   &log.Trace{Message: message, Source: []string{getSource(6)}},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (i infoMsg) json(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	logJSON, err := json.Marshal(&log.Entry{
 		Level:   InformationLvl.String(),
 		Message: message,
-		Time:    time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+		Time:    time.Now().UTC(),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (i errorMsg) json(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	logJSON, err := json.Marshal(&log.Entry{
 		Level:   ErrorLvl.String(),
 		Message: message,
-		Time:    time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+		Time:    time.Now().UTC(),
 		Trace:   &log.Trace{Message: message, Source: []string{getSource(6)}},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/logger/logger.go b/internal/logger/logger.go
index b18e093bc..a38d63fcd 100644
--- a/internal/logger/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/logger.go
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func logIf(ctx context.Context, err error, errKind ...interface{}) {
 		Host:         req.Host,
 		RequestID:    req.RequestID,
 		UserAgent:    req.UserAgent,
-		Time:         time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+		Time:         time.Now().UTC(),
 		API: &log.API{
 			Name: API,
 			Args: &log.Args{
diff --git a/internal/logger/message/audit/entry.go b/internal/logger/message/audit/entry.go
index ddb446d27..527e57742 100644
--- a/internal/logger/message/audit/entry.go
+++ b/internal/logger/message/audit/entry.go
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ const Version = "1"
 
 // Entry - audit entry logs.
 type Entry struct {
-	Version      string `json:"version"`
-	DeploymentID string `json:"deploymentid,omitempty"`
-	Time         string `json:"time"`
-	Trigger      string `json:"trigger"`
+	Version      string    `json:"version"`
+	DeploymentID string    `json:"deploymentid,omitempty"`
+	Time         time.Time `json:"time"`
+	Trigger      string    `json:"trigger"`
 	API          struct {
 		Name            string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 		Bucket          string `json:"bucket,omitempty"`
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func NewEntry(deploymentID string) Entry {
 	return Entry{
 		Version:      Version,
 		DeploymentID: deploymentID,
-		Time:         time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+		Time:         time.Now().UTC(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/logger/message/log/entry.go b/internal/logger/message/log/entry.go
index 3c4409650..cb872e7b2 100644
--- a/internal/logger/message/log/entry.go
+++ b/internal/logger/message/log/entry.go
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 
 package log
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
 
 // Args - defines the arguments for the API.
 type Args struct {
@@ -41,17 +44,17 @@ type API struct {
 
 // Entry - defines fields and values of each log entry.
 type Entry struct {
-	DeploymentID string `json:"deploymentid,omitempty"`
-	Level        string `json:"level"`
-	LogKind      string `json:"errKind"`
-	Time         string `json:"time"`
-	API          *API   `json:"api,omitempty"`
-	RemoteHost   string `json:"remotehost,omitempty"`
-	Host         string `json:"host,omitempty"`
-	RequestID    string `json:"requestID,omitempty"`
-	UserAgent    string `json:"userAgent,omitempty"`
-	Message      string `json:"message,omitempty"`
-	Trace        *Trace `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	DeploymentID string    `json:"deploymentid,omitempty"`
+	Level        string    `json:"level"`
+	LogKind      string    `json:"errKind"`
+	Time         time.Time `json:"time"`
+	API          *API      `json:"api,omitempty"`
+	RemoteHost   string    `json:"remotehost,omitempty"`
+	Host         string    `json:"host,omitempty"`
+	RequestID    string    `json:"requestID,omitempty"`
+	UserAgent    string    `json:"userAgent,omitempty"`
+	Message      string    `json:"message,omitempty"`
+	Trace        *Trace    `json:"error,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Info holds console log messages
diff --git a/internal/logger/target/console/console.go b/internal/logger/target/console/console.go
index 60737f3f7..eea12df5c 100644
--- a/internal/logger/target/console/console.go
+++ b/internal/logger/target/console/console.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/color"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/logger"
@@ -81,15 +80,20 @@ func (c *Target) Send(e interface{}, logKind string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	apiString := "API: " + entry.API.Name + "("
-	if entry.API.Args != nil && entry.API.Args.Bucket != "" {
-		apiString = apiString + "bucket=" + entry.API.Args.Bucket
+	var apiString string
+	if entry.API != nil {
+		apiString = "API: " + entry.API.Name + "("
+		if entry.API.Args != nil && entry.API.Args.Bucket != "" {
+			apiString = apiString + "bucket=" + entry.API.Args.Bucket
+		}
+		if entry.API.Args != nil && entry.API.Args.Object != "" {
+			apiString = apiString + ", object=" + entry.API.Args.Object
+		}
+		apiString += ")"
+	} else {
+		apiString = "INTERNAL"
 	}
-	if entry.API.Args != nil && entry.API.Args.Object != "" {
-		apiString = apiString + ", object=" + entry.API.Args.Object
-	}
-	apiString += ")"
-	timeString := "Time: " + time.Now().Format(logger.TimeFormat)
+	timeString := "Time: " + entry.Time.Format(logger.TimeFormat)
 
 	var deploymentID string
 	if entry.DeploymentID != "" {