diff --git a/daphne/access.py b/daphne/access.py
index e18138a..7aa7942 100644
--- a/daphne/access.py
+++ b/daphne/access.py
@@ -14,57 +14,30 @@ class AccessLogGenerator:
         """
         Called when an action happens; use it to generate log entries.
         """
-        # HTTP requests
         if protocol == "http" and action == "complete":
             self.write_entry(
                 host=details["client"],
                 date=datetime.datetime.now(),
-                request="%(method)s %(path)s" % details,
-                status=details["status"],
-                length=details["size"],
+                request=f"{details['method']} {details['path']}",
+                status=details.get("status", "-"),
+                length=details.get("size", "-"),
             )
-        # Websocket requests
-        elif protocol == "websocket" and action == "connecting":
+        elif protocol == "websocket":
+            message = f"WS{action.upper()} {details.get('path', '')}"
             self.write_entry(
                 host=details["client"],
                 date=datetime.datetime.now(),
-                request="WSCONNECTING %(path)s" % details,
-            )
-        elif protocol == "websocket" and action == "rejected":
-            self.write_entry(
-                host=details["client"],
-                date=datetime.datetime.now(),
-                request="WSREJECT %(path)s" % details,
-            )
-        elif protocol == "websocket" and action == "connected":
-            self.write_entry(
-                host=details["client"],
-                date=datetime.datetime.now(),
-                request="WSCONNECT %(path)s" % details,
-            )
-        elif protocol == "websocket" and action == "disconnected":
-            self.write_entry(
-                host=details["client"],
-                date=datetime.datetime.now(),
-                request="WSDISCONNECT %(path)s" % details,
+                request=message,
             )
 
     def write_entry(
-        self, host, date, request, status=None, length=None, ident=None, user=None
+        self, host, date, request, status="-", length="-", ident="-", user="-"
     ):
         """
         Writes an NCSA-style entry to the log file (some liberty is taken with
         what the entries are for non-HTTP)
         """
+        formatted_date = date.strftime("%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S")
         self.stream.write(
-            '%s %s %s [%s] "%s" %s %s\n'
-            % (
-                host,
-                ident or "-",
-                user or "-",
-                date.strftime("%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S"),
-                request,
-                status or "-",
-                length or "-",
-            )
+            f'{host} {ident} {user} [{formatted_date}] "{request}" {status} {length}\n'
         )