diff --git a/src/util-debug.c b/src/util-debug.c
index 7a78987dda..7e9726bbb5 100644
--- a/src/util-debug.c
+++ b/src/util-debug.c
@@ -652,6 +652,10 @@ static inline SCLogOPIfaceCtx *SCLogInitConsoleOPIface(const char *log_format,
     }
     iface_ctx->log_level = tmp_log_level;
 
+    if (isatty(fileno(stdout))) {
+
+    }
+
     return iface_ctx;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util-debug.h b/src/util-debug.h
index e5b4d70550..5b0dd008ea 100644
--- a/src/util-debug.h
+++ b/src/util-debug.h
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ typedef struct SCLogOPIfaceCtx_ {
     /* the facility code if the interface is SC_LOG_IFACE_SYSLOG */
     int facility;
 
-    /* override for the global_log_format(currently not used) */
-    const char *log_format;
-
     /* override for the global_log_level */
     SCLogLevel log_level;
 
+    /* override for the global_log_format(currently not used) */
+    const char *log_format;
+
     struct SCLogOPIfaceCtx_ *next;
 } SCLogOPIfaceCtx;