diff --git a/mqtt_publish_temp.py b/mqtt_publish_temp.py
index d4e193b..44792a0 100644
--- a/mqtt_publish_temp.py
+++ b/mqtt_publish_temp.py
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ _, temperature = Adafruit_DHT.read_retry(DHT_SENSOR, DHT_PIN)
 
 temperature = round(float(temperature),2)
 
-print("temperature after round: " + temperature)
+print("temperature after round: " + str(temperature)
 # Get Humidity from DHT
 humidity, _ = Adafruit_DHT.read_retry(DHT_SENSOR, DHT_PIN)
 
 humidity = round(float(humidity),2)
 
-print("humidity after round: " + humidity)
+print("humidity after round: " + str(humidity)
 # Publish our data
 client.publish(temperature_topic, temperature)
 client.publish(humidity_topic, humidity)