diff --git a/cmake/scripts/Regression.cmake b/cmake/scripts/Regression.cmake
index 909cee2137..7cf79359d7 100644
--- a/cmake/scripts/Regression.cmake
+++ b/cmake/scripts/Regression.cmake
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ execute_process(COMMAND ${OPENTTD_EXECUTABLE}
                         -mnull
                         -vnull:ticks=30000
                         -d script=2
-                        -d misc=9
                         -Q
                 OUTPUT_VARIABLE REGRESSION_OUTPUT
                 ERROR_VARIABLE REGRESSION_RESULT
@@ -58,10 +57,13 @@ string(REPLACE "0x0x0" "0x00000000" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
 string(REPLACE "\\" "/" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
 
 # Remove timestamps if any
-string(REGEX REPLACE "\[[0-9-]+ [0-9:]+\] " "" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\[[0-9-]+ [0-9:]+\\\] " "" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
+
+# Remove log level
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\[script:[0-9]\\\]" "" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
 
 # Convert the output to a format that is expected (and more readable) by result.txt
-string(REPLACE "\ndbg: [script]" "\n" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
+string(REPLACE "\ndbg: " "\n" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
 string(REPLACE "\n " "\nERROR: " REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
 string(REPLACE "\nERROR: [1] " "\n" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
 string(REPLACE "\n[P] " "\n" REGRESSION_RESULT "${REGRESSION_RESULT}")
diff --git a/regression/regression/result.txt b/regression/regression/result.txt
index f1d20754b0..57c8a400a9 100644
--- a/regression/regression/result.txt
+++ b/regression/regression/result.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 --TestInit--
  Ops:      9988
  TickTest: 1
diff --git a/regression/stationlist/result.txt b/regression/stationlist/result.txt
index 20e594766f..c04a306358 100644
--- a/regression/stationlist/result.txt
+++ b/regression/stationlist/result.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 --StationList--
   Count():             5
   Location ListDump:
diff --git a/src/debug.cpp b/src/debug.cpp
index fba8111dd6..7cc28e4280 100644
--- a/src/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/debug.cpp
@@ -108,16 +108,16 @@ void DumpDebugFacilityNames(std::back_insert_iterator<std::string> &output_itera
  * @param level Debug category.
  * @param message The message to output.
  */
-void DebugPrint(const char *level, const std::string &message)
+void DebugPrint(const char *category, int level, const std::string &message)
 {
-	if (strcmp(level, "desync") == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(category, "desync") == 0) {
 		static FILE *f = FioFOpenFile("commands-out.log", "wb", AUTOSAVE_DIR);
 		if (f == nullptr) return;
 
-		fmt::print(f, "{}{}\n", GetLogPrefix(), message);
+		fmt::print(f, "{}{}\n", GetLogPrefix(true), message);
 		fflush(f);
 #ifdef RANDOM_DEBUG
-	} else if (strcmp(level, "random") == 0) {
+	} else if (strcmp(category, "random") == 0) {
 		static FILE *f = FioFOpenFile("random-out.log", "wb", AUTOSAVE_DIR);
 		if (f == nullptr) return;
 
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ void DebugPrint(const char *level, const std::string &message)
 		fflush(f);
 #endif
 	} else {
-		fmt::print(stderr, "{}dbg: [{}] {}\n", GetLogPrefix(), level, message);
+		fmt::print(stderr, "{}dbg: [{}:{}] {}\n", GetLogPrefix(true), category, level, message);
 
 		if (_debug_remote_console.load()) {
 			/* Only add to the queue when there is at least one consumer of the data. */
 			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_debug_remote_console_mutex);
-			_debug_remote_console_queue.push_back({ level, message });
+			_debug_remote_console_queue.push_back({ category, message });
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -218,14 +218,17 @@ std::string GetDebugString()
 }
 
 /**
- * Get the prefix for logs; if show_date_in_logs is enabled it returns
+ * Get the prefix for logs.
+ *
+ * If show_date_in_logs or \p force is enabled it returns
  * the date, otherwise it returns an empty string.
+ *
  * @return the prefix for logs.
  */
-std::string GetLogPrefix()
+std::string GetLogPrefix(bool force)
 {
 	std::string log_prefix;
-	if (_settings_client.gui.show_date_in_logs) {
+	if (force || _settings_client.gui.show_date_in_logs) {
 		log_prefix = fmt::format("[{:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}] ", fmt::localtime(time(nullptr)));
 	}
 	return log_prefix;
diff --git a/src/debug.h b/src/debug.h
index a46bb8ec53..f3a9bf8a01 100644
--- a/src/debug.h
+++ b/src/debug.h
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 
 /**
  * Ouptut a line of debugging information.
- * @param name The category of debug information.
+ * @param category The category of debug information.
  * @param level The maximum debug level this message should be shown at. When the debug level for this category is set lower, then the message will not be shown.
  * @param format_string The formatting string of the message.
  */
-#define Debug(name, level, format_string, ...) if ((level) == 0 || _debug_ ## name ## _level >= (level)) DebugPrint(#name, fmt::format(FMT_STRING(format_string), ## __VA_ARGS__))
-void DebugPrint(const char *level, const std::string &message);
+#define Debug(category, level, format_string, ...) if ((level) == 0 || _debug_ ## category ## _level >= (level)) DebugPrint(#category, level, fmt::format(FMT_STRING(format_string), ## __VA_ARGS__))
+void DebugPrint(const char *category, int level, const std::string &message);
 
 extern int _debug_driver_level;
 extern int _debug_grf_level;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct TicToc {
 void ShowInfoI(const std::string &str);
 #define ShowInfo(format_string, ...) ShowInfoI(fmt::format(FMT_STRING(format_string), ## __VA_ARGS__))
 
-std::string GetLogPrefix();
+std::string GetLogPrefix(bool force = false);
 
 void DebugSendRemoteMessages();
 void DebugReconsiderSendRemoteMessages();