2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
index 954174d..60bd249 100755
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def _main():
             event = gerrit.get_event(block=options.blocking,
                                      timeout=options.timeout)
             if event:
-                logging.info("Event: %s", event.name)
+                logging.info("Event: %s", str(event))
                 if isinstance(event, GerritStreamErrorEvent):
                     logging.error(event.error)
                     break
diff --git a/pygerrit/events.py b/pygerrit/events.py
index ff54096..3d5c878 100644
--- a/pygerrit/events.py
+++ b/pygerrit/events.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class GerritEvent(object):
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return u"%s" % self.name
+
 
 @GerritEventFactory.register("patchset-created")
 class PatchsetCreatedEvent(GerritEvent):