diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/statistics/clarin/ClarinMatomoBitstreamTracker.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/statistics/clarin/ClarinMatomoBitstreamTracker.java
index 08287caa6ce8..838a2650586a 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/statistics/clarin/ClarinMatomoBitstreamTracker.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/statistics/clarin/ClarinMatomoBitstreamTracker.java
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ public void trackBitstreamDownload(Context context, HttpServletRequest request,
 
         List<Item> items = clarinItemService.findByBitstreamUUID(context, bit.getID());
         if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(items)) {
-            log.error("Cannot find the Item for the bitstream with ID: " + bit.getID() +
-                    " - the statistics cannot be logged.");
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/dspace/config/log4j2.xml b/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
index dbe3d79147b1..a21cef9d6f3e 100644
--- a/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                   type='RollingFile'
                   fileName='${log.dir}/file_downloads.log'>
             <Layout type='PatternLayout'
-                    pattern='%m%n'/>
+                    pattern='%d %m%n'/>
             <policies>
                 <policy type='TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy'>yyyy-MM-dd</policy>
             </policies>