diff --git a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/Value.java b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/Value.java
index 0dc598846..5cee1c629 100644
--- a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/Value.java
+++ b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/Value.java
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ public LuaValue getLuaValue(LuaInstance instance) {
 
 		@Override
 		public String toString() {
-			return Integer.toString(value & 0xff);
+			return Integer.toString(Byte.toUnsignedInt(value));
 		}
 
 		@Override