diff --git a/workflow/scripts/parseMeta.py b/workflow/scripts/parseMeta.py
index 453e418f1576f85c3704d304bd2cebeaf533e9a4..6257aec1e6d8f99528fafca091f7b6d5286f277a 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/parseMeta.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/parseMeta.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def main():
     # Get read length metadata from 'Experiment Settings.csv'
     if (args.parameter == "readLength"):
         readLength = metaFile.Read_Length.unique()
-        print(readLength)
+        print(str(readLength))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()