diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
index 49383b1cdd7..b73e94e5218 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ def _logCmd(self, cmd, args=None):
 
         try:
             return safe % tuple(subs)
-        except TypeError:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
             return safe
 
     def _connect(self):