diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/log.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/log.js
index 155863802..8d7b84966 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/log.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/log.js
@@ -84,9 +84,14 @@ var consoleLogger = function(msg) {
             util.log("["+levelNames[msg.level]+"] "+(msg.type?"["+msg.type+":"+(msg.name||msg.id)+"] ":"")+msg.msg.stack);
         } else {
             var message = msg.msg;
-            if (typeof message === 'object' && message !== null && message.toString() === '[object Object]' && message.message) {
-                message = message.message;
+            try {
+                if (typeof message === 'object' && message !== null && message.toString() === '[object Object]' && message.message) {
+                    message = message.message;
+                }
+            } catch(e){
+                message = 'Exception trying to log: '+util.inspect(message);
             }
+            
             util.log("["+levelNames[msg.level]+"] "+(msg.type?"["+msg.type+":"+(msg.name||msg.id)+"] ":"")+message);
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/log_spec.js b/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/log_spec.js
index 9a6f1ac28..73df7d620 100644
--- a/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/log_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/log_spec.js
@@ -224,5 +224,19 @@ describe("@node-red/util/log", function() {
 
 
     });
+    it('it can log without exception', function() {
+        var msg = {
+            msg: {
+              mystrangeobj:"hello",
+            },
+        };
+        msg.msg.toString = function(){
+          throw new Error('Exception in toString - should have been caught');
+        }
+        msg.msg.constructor = { name: "strangeobj" };
+        var ret = log.info(msg.msg);
+    });
 
+    
+    
 });