diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index 7eb6f3e1c..d0b74162b 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ class ValidQuotes(registry.Value):
         if [c for c in v if c not in '"`\'']:
             self.error()
         super(ValidQuotes, self).setValue(v)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self.value)
                     
 registerChannelValue(supybot.commands, 'quotes',
     ValidQuotes('"', """Determines what characters are valid for quoting