diff --git a/data/core/init.lua b/data/core/init.lua
index 1690a728..dcdfae0e 100644
--- a/data/core/init.lua
+++ b/data/core/init.lua
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@ local function log(icon, icon_color, fmt, ...)
     core.status_view:show_message(icon, icon_color, text)
   end
 
-  local view = core.active_view and core.active_view:get_name()
-  local item = { text = text, time = os.time(), view = view }
+  local info = debug.getinfo(2, "Sl")
+  local at = string.format("%s:%d", info.short_src, info.currentline)
+  local item = { text = text, time = os.time(), at = at }
   table.insert(core.log_items, item)
   if #core.log_items > config.max_log_items then
     table.remove(core.log_items, 1)
diff --git a/data/core/logview.lua b/data/core/logview.lua
index 96fd594c..06a8516a 100644
--- a/data/core/logview.lua
+++ b/data/core/logview.lua
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function LogView:draw()
     x = x + style.padding.x
     local subx = x
     x = renderer.draw_text(style.font, item.text, x, y, style.text)
-    x = renderer.draw_text(style.font, " in " .. item.view, x, y, style.dim)
+    x = renderer.draw_text(style.font, " at " .. item.at, x, y, style.dim)
     y = y + th
     if item.info then
       for line in item.info:gmatch("[^\n]+") do