diff --git a/lib/private/Log/File.php b/lib/private/Log/File.php
index b6a208ad68a37..94f4f6b2e8afb 100644
--- a/lib/private/Log/File.php
+++ b/lib/private/Log/File.php
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ public static function write($app, $message, $level) {
 			error_log($entry);
 		}
 		if (php_sapi_name() === 'cli-server') {
+			if (!\is_string($message)) {
+				$message = json_encode($message);
+			}
 			error_log($message, 4);
 		}
 	}