diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/AstronInternalRepository.py b/direct/src/distributed/AstronInternalRepository.py
index b7f829be92..99f01b956f 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/AstronInternalRepository.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/AstronInternalRepository.py
@@ -338,5 +338,5 @@ class AstronInternalRepository(ConnectionRepository):
         dg.addString(self.eventLogId)
         dg.addString(logtype)
         for arg in args:
-            dg.addString(arg)
+            dg.addString(str(arg))
         self.eventSocket.Send(dg.getMessage())