diff --git a/src/twig_event_handler.erl b/src/twig_event_handler.erl
index baa0f65..1e29059 100644
--- a/src/twig_event_handler.erl
+++ b/src/twig_event_handler.erl
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     send(Socket, Host, Port, [Pre, Msg, $\n]).
 
 send(_, undefined, _, Packet) ->
-    io:put_chars(Packet);
+    io:format("~s", [Packet]);
 send(Socket, Host, Port, Packet) ->
     gen_udp:send(Socket, Host, Port, Packet).