diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c38ac93b8..db12cb5b0 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5079,7 +5079,9 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
 
     else
     {
-        if ( komodo_checkmsg(SanitizeString(strCommand).ToString(),pfrom->addr.ToString(),vRecv.begin(),vRecv.in_avail()) < 0 )
+        ostringstream ss;
+        ss << strCommand;
+        if ( komodo_checkmsg(ss.str(),pfrom->addr.ToString(),vRecv.begin(),vRecv.in_avail()) < 0 )
             LogPrint("net", "Unknown command \"%s\" from peer=%d\n", SanitizeString(strCommand),pfrom->id);
     }