diff --git a/lib/formatters/ansi_common.rb b/lib/formatters/ansi_common.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15646a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/formatters/ansi_common.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+require_relative 'ansi_colors'
+
+# gather common definitions and functions
+class AnsiCommon
+  def self.ansi_trace(trace)
+    match = trace.match(/(↳ )?(.*:\d+):in `(.*)'/)
+    return trace unless match
+
+    _, m2, m3 = match.captures
+    "➟ #{m2} #{AnsiColors::BOLD}#{m3}#{AnsiColors::CLEAR}"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb b/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
index 2aa4db7..2daf463 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative 'ansi_wrapper'
 require_relative 'ansi_colors'
 require_relative 'ansi_dimensions'
+require_relative 'ansi_common'
 
 require 'io/console'
 require 'amazing_print'
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ class AnsiFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
     elsif log.name =~ /^(ActionView|ActiveRecord)::Base/
       log.level = :debug
       log.message.lstrip!
+      if log.name == 'ActiveRecord::Base' && log.message.starts_with?('↳ ')
+        log.message = AnsiCommon.ansi_trace(log.message)
+      end
     end
 
     log
@@ -99,13 +103,7 @@ class AnsiFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
   def stackisize(items)
     return '' if items.empty?
 
-    traces = items.map do |item|
-      trace = item.match(/(.*:\d+):in `(.*)'/)
-      next item unless trace
-
-      m1, m2 = trace.captures
-      "↳ #{m1} #{AnsiColors::BOLD}#{m2}#{AnsiColors::CLEAR}"
-    end
+    traces = items.map { |item| AnsiCommon.ansi_trace(item) }
     "\n#{traces.join("\n")}"
   end