diff --git a/beast/utility/Journal.h b/beast/utility/Journal.h
index e262d98a45..e3d7df3fd2 100644
--- a/beast/utility/Journal.h
+++ b/beast/utility/Journal.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ public:
         }
 
     private:
+        void init ();
+
         ScopedStream& operator= (ScopedStream const&); // disallowed
 
         Sink& m_sink;
diff --git a/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp b/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
index 868e5ad64d..88ed3dd477 100644
--- a/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
+++ b/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
@@ -65,18 +65,21 @@ Journal::ScopedStream::ScopedStream (Stream const& stream)
     : m_sink (stream.sink())
     , m_severity (stream.severity())
 {
+    init ();
 }
 
 Journal::ScopedStream::ScopedStream (ScopedStream const& other)
     : m_sink (other.m_sink)
     , m_severity (other.m_severity)
 {
+    init ();
 }
 
 Journal::ScopedStream::ScopedStream (Stream const& stream, std::ostream& manip (std::ostream&))
     : m_sink (stream.sink())
     , m_severity (stream.severity())
 {
+    init ();
     m_ostream << manip;
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +92,17 @@ Journal::ScopedStream::~ScopedStream ()
     }
 }
 
+void Journal::ScopedStream::init ()
+{
+    // Modifiers applied from all ctors
+    m_ostream
+        << std::boolalpha
+        << std::showbase
+        //<< std::hex
+        ;
+
+}
+
 std::ostream& Journal::ScopedStream::operator<< (std::ostream& manip (std::ostream&)) const
 {
     return m_ostream << manip;