diff --git a/cmds/cmd/cmd.cpp b/cmds/cmd/cmd.cpp
index 0ce7711..9695e07 100644
--- a/cmds/cmd/cmd.cpp
+++ b/cmds/cmd/cmd.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
             flags = O_RDWR;
             checkRead = checkWrite = true;
         } else {
-            mErrorLog << "Invalid mode requested: " << mode.c_str() << endl;
+            mErrorLog << "Invalid mode requested: " << mode << endl;
             return -EINVAL;
         }
         int fd = open(fullPath.c_str(), flags, S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG);