diff --git a/bots/check-mirroring b/bots/check-mirroring
index a0ff373..7562ca0 100755
--- a/bots/check-mirroring
+++ b/bots/check-mirroring
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def send_zulip(message):
     result = zulip_client.send_message(message)
     if result["result"] != "success":
         logger.error("Error sending zulip, args were:")
-        logger.error(message) # type: ignore # https://github.com/python/typeshed/issues/532
+        logger.error(str(message))
         logger.error(result)
         print_status_and_exit(1)