diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/orientechnologies/orient/core/sql/functions/text/OSQLMethodAppend.java b/core/src/main/java/com/orientechnologies/orient/core/sql/functions/text/OSQLMethodAppend.java
index e4ebc41633e..8e5d9752af7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/orientechnologies/orient/core/sql/functions/text/OSQLMethodAppend.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/orientechnologies/orient/core/sql/functions/text/OSQLMethodAppend.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 package com.orientechnologies.orient.core.sql.functions.text;
 
-import com.orientechnologies.common.io.OIOUtils;
 import com.orientechnologies.orient.core.command.OCommandContext;
 import com.orientechnologies.orient.core.db.record.OIdentifiable;
 import com.orientechnologies.orient.core.sql.method.misc.OAbstractSQLMethod;
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public Object execute(Object iThis, OIdentifiable iCurrentRecord, OCommandContex
     final StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(iThis.toString());
     for (int i = 0; i < iParams.length; ++i) {
       if (iParams[i] != null) {
-        buffer.append(OIOUtils.getStringContent(iParams[i]));
+        buffer.append(String.valueOf(iParams[i]));
       }
     }