diff --git a/RNS/Utilities/rnodeconf.py b/RNS/Utilities/rnodeconf.py
index a4fc66a..55cd357 100644
--- a/RNS/Utilities/rnodeconf.py
+++ b/RNS/Utilities/rnodeconf.py
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ def main():
             selected_product = None
             try:
                 c_dev = int(input())
-                if c_dev < 1 or c_dev > 6:
+                if c_dev < 1 or c_dev > 7:
                     raise ValueError()
                 elif c_dev == 1:
                     selected_product = ROM.PRODUCT_RNODE
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)