diff --git a/p4app/controller.py b/p4app/controller.py
index 56aa475..3131d84 100644
--- a/p4app/controller.py
+++ b/p4app/controller.py
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ class L2Controller(object):
 
 
     def debug_print_pkg(self, pkg, msg="INCOMING"):
-        log.debug("{}: {}".format(msg, self.debug_format_pkg(pkg)))
+        #log.debug("{}: {}".format(msg, self.debug_format_pkg(pkg)))
+        log.debug("{}: {}".format(msg, pkg.__repr__()))
 
     def debug_format_pkg(self, pkg):
         packet = Ether(str(pkg))