diff --git a/src/common/Base.cxx b/src/common/Base.cxx
index 4f12229f1..d90711137 100644
--- a/src/common/Base.cxx
+++ b/src/common/Base.cxx
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ string Base::toString(int value, Common::Base::Format outputBase)
 Base::Format Base::myDefaultBase = Base::F_16;
 
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-std::ios_base::fmtflags Base::myHexflags =
-      std::ios_base::hex | std::ios_base::left;
+std::ios_base::fmtflags Base::myHexflags = std::ios_base::hex;
 
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 const char* Base::myLowerFmt[4] = {