diff --git a/RNS/__init__.py b/RNS/__init__.py
index 965cedb..977d88d 100755
--- a/RNS/__init__.py
+++ b/RNS/__init__.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def timestamp_str(time_s):
 
 def log(msg, level=3, _override_destination = False):
     global _always_override_destination, compact_log_fmt
-    
+    msg = str(msg)
     if loglevel >= level:
         if not compact_log_fmt:
             logstring = "["+timestamp_str(time.time())+"] ["+loglevelname(level)+"] "+msg
@@ -238,4 +238,4 @@ def panic():
 
 def exit():
     print("")
-    sys.exit(0)
\ No newline at end of file
+    sys.exit(0)