diff --git a/plugins/c9.vfs.server/vfs.js b/plugins/c9.vfs.server/vfs.js
index 46f6b6c5..8a6107cf 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.vfs.server/vfs.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.vfs.server/vfs.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Vfs.prototype._watchConnection = function(pid) {
     function onStderr(data) {
         // @todo collab stderr logs
         console.log("VFS stderr [" + pid + "]: " + data);
-        that.logger.log({message: data, pid: pid});
+        that.logger.log({message: data.toString(), pid: pid});
     }
     
     master.on("disconnect", onError);