diff --git a/TacticalAI/AIMain.cpp b/TacticalAI/AIMain.cpp
index 7d57d3081..d6f4878bd 100644
--- a/TacticalAI/AIMain.cpp
+++ b/TacticalAI/AIMain.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void DebugQuestInfo(STR szOutput)
 	if (DebugFile != NULL)
 	{
 		// first write game clock and date/time
-		sprintf(buf, "%d Day %d %d:%d ", GetJA2Clock(), guiDay, guiHour, guiMin);
+		sprintf(buf, "(%d) Day %d %d:%d ", GetJA2Clock(), guiDay, guiHour, guiMin);
 		fputs(buf, DebugFile);
 
 		fputs(szOutput, DebugFile);
diff --git a/TacticalAI/NPC.cpp b/TacticalAI/NPC.cpp
index a1df744f5..41b5e9002 100644
--- a/TacticalAI/NPC.cpp
+++ b/TacticalAI/NPC.cpp
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ void Converse( UINT8 ubNPC, UINT8 ubMerc, INT8 bApproach, UINT32 uiApproachData
 	SOLDIERTYPE *					pNPC;
 	BOOLEAN								fAttemptingToGiveItem;
 
-	DebugQuestInfo(String("Converse: merc<%d> to NPC <%d> %d data %d", ubMerc, ubNPC, bApproach, uiApproachData));
+	DebugQuestInfo(String("Converse: merc <%d> to NPC <%d> %d data %d", ubMerc, ubNPC, bApproach, uiApproachData));
 
 	// we have to record whether an item is being given in order to determine whether,
 	// in the case where the approach is overridden, we need to return the item to the