diff --git a/container_files/system/startup.sh b/container_files/system/startup.sh
index 18861ea..19eecc1 100644
--- a/container_files/system/startup.sh
+++ b/container_files/system/startup.sh
@@ -1,29 +1,35 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+#for passed-in env vars, remove spaces and replace any ; with : in usertoken env var since we will use ; as a delimiter
+export USERTOKEN="${USERTOKEN//;/:}"
+export USERTOKEN="${USERTOKEN// /}"
+export ENV="${ENV//;/:}"
+export ENV="${ENV// /}"
+
 # generic console logging pipe for anyone
 mkfifo -m 666 /tmp/logpipe
 cat <> /tmp/logpipe 1>&2 &
 
 mkfifo -m 666 /tmp/logcrond
-(cat <> /tmp/logcrond  | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "crond console %s %s %s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
+(cat <> /tmp/logcrond  | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "crond;console;%s;%s;%s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
 
 mkfifo -m 666 /tmp/logtomcat
-(cat <> /tmp/logtomcat | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "tomcat console %s %s %s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
+(cat <> /tmp/logtomcat | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "tomcat;console;%s;%s;%s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
 
 mkfifo -m 666 /tmp/logsuperd
-(cat <> /tmp/logsuperd | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "supervisord console %s %s %s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
+(cat <> /tmp/logsuperd | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "supervisord;console;%s;%s;%s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
 
 mkfifo -m 666 /tmp/logidp-process
-(cat <> /tmp/logidp-process | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "shib-idp idp-process.log %s %s %s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
+(cat <> /tmp/logidp-process | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "shib-idp;idp-process.log;%s;%s;%s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
 
 mkfifo -m 666 /tmp/logidp-warn
-(cat <> /tmp/logidp-warn | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "shib-idp idp-warn.log %s %s %s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
+(cat <> /tmp/logidp-warn | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "shib-idp;idp-warn.log;%s;%s;%s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
 
 mkfifo -m 666 /tmp/logidp-audit
-(cat <> /tmp/logidp-audit | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "shib-idp idp-audit.log %s %s %s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
+(cat <> /tmp/logidp-audit | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "shib-idp;idp-audit.log;%s;%s;%s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
 
 mkfifo -m 666 /tmp/logidp-consent-audit
-(cat <> /tmp/logidp-consent-audit | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "shib-idp idp-consent-audit.log %s %s %s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
+(cat <> /tmp/logidp-consent-audit | awk -v ENV="$ENV" -v UT="$USERTOKEN" '{printf "shib-idp;idp-consent-audit.log;%s;%s;%s\n", ENV, UT, $0; fflush()}' 1>/tmp/logpipe) &
 
 
 # fix IdP's logback.xml to log to use above pipe
diff --git a/container_files/tomcat/log4j2.xml b/container_files/tomcat/log4j2.xml
index 0a9984b..0ecbc07 100644
--- a/container_files/tomcat/log4j2.xml
+++ b/container_files/tomcat/log4j2.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     <Appenders>
         <File name="CATALINA"
                      fileName="/tmp/logpipe">
-            <PatternLayout pattern="tomcat catalina.out ${env:ENV} ${env:USERTOKEN} ${layout}"/>
+            <PatternLayout pattern="tomcat;catalina.out;${env:ENV};${env:USERTOKEN} ${layout}"/>
         </File>
         <File name="LOCALHOST"
                      fileName="/tmp/logpipe">
-            <PatternLayout pattern="tomcat localhost.log ${env:ENV} ${env:USERTOKEN} ${layout}"/>
+            <PatternLayout pattern="tomcat;localhost.log;${env:ENV};${env:USERTOKEN} ${layout}"/>
         </File>
 
     </Appenders>