diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/x_profile/html_viewer.py b/swift/common/middleware/x_profile/html_viewer.py
index 90a5ab87..b575c538 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/x_profile/html_viewer.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/x_profile/html_viewer.py
@@ -529,5 +529,5 @@ class HTMLViewer(object):
                                 --></a></td></tr>' % (app_path,
                                                       profile_id, nfls))
         except Exception as ex:
-            html.append("Exception:" % ex.message)
+            html.append("Exception:" % str(ex))
         return ''.join(html)