diff --git a/src/tests/test_loguru.py b/src/tests/test_loguru.py
index 346e7a131..5de8309a4 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_loguru.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_loguru.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from hypothesis import given
 from loguru import logger
+from loguru._defaults import LOGURU_FORMAT
 from loguru._recattrs import RecordFile, RecordLevel, RecordProcess, RecordThread
 from pytest import CaptureFixture, mark, param, raises
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
     make_slack_sink,
     make_slack_sink_async,
 )
-from utilities.text import strip_and_dedent
+from utilities.text import ensure_str, strip_and_dedent
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -222,15 +223,23 @@ def test_exit_explicit(self, *, capsys: CaptureFixture) -> None:
         assert search(expected2, line2), line2
 
     def test_exit_duration(self, *, capsys: CaptureFixture) -> None:
-        handler: HandlerConfiguration = {"sink": sys.stdout, "level": LogLevel.TRACE}
+        default_format = ensure_str(LOGURU_FORMAT)
+        handler: HandlerConfiguration = {
+            "sink": sys.stdout,
+            "level": LogLevel.TRACE,
+            "format": f"{default_format} | {{extra}}",
+        }
         _ = logger.configure(handlers=[cast(dict[str, Any], handler)])
 
         assert func_test_log_exit_duration(1) == 2
         out = capsys.readouterr().out
         line1, line2 = out.splitlines()
-        expected1 = self.trace + r"func_test_log_exit_duration:\d+ - ➢$"
+        expected1 = self.trace + r"func_test_log_exit_duration:\d+ - ➢ | {}$"
         assert search(expected1, line1), line1
-        expected2 = self.trace + r"func_test_log_exit_duration:\d+ - ✔$"
+        expected2 = (
+            self.trace
+            + r"func_test_log_exit_duration:\d+ - ✔ | {'⏲': \d:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{6}}$"
+        )
         assert search(expected2, line2), line2
 
 
diff --git a/src/tests/test_loguru_functions.py b/src/tests/test_loguru_functions.py
index 978c2ee25..69e3d8e05 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_loguru_functions.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_loguru_functions.py
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ def func_test_log_exit_explicit(x: int, /) -> int:
 
 
 def func_test_log_exit_duration(x: int, /) -> int:
-    with log(exit_duration=0.01):
-        sleep(0.02)
+    with log(exit_duration=0.0):
+        sleep(0.01)
         return x + 1
 
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/__init__.py b/src/utilities/__init__.py
index 1cdad2321..7b584a8b2 100644
--- a/src/utilities/__init__.py
+++ b/src/utilities/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.55.2"
+__version__ = "0.55.3"
diff --git a/src/utilities/loguru.py b/src/utilities/loguru.py
index d8c629647..e943005a6 100644
--- a/src/utilities/loguru.py
+++ b/src/utilities/loguru.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def log(
                         assert_never(never)
                 logger_exit = logger if exit_bind is None else logger.bind(**exit_bind)
                 logger_exit.opt(depth=depth).log(
-                    exit_level_use, exit_message, timer=timer
+                    exit_level_use, exit_message, **{"⏲": timer}
                 )