diff --git a/lib/techniques/union/use.py b/lib/techniques/union/use.py
index dc8c23282..7318333ca 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/union/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/union/use.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def unionUse(expression, unpack=True, dump=False):
                                     del threadData.shared.buffered[0]
 
                             if conf.verbose == 1 and not (threadData.resumed and kb.suppressResumeInfo) and not threadData.shared.showEta:
-                                status = "[%s] [INFO] %s: %s" % (time.strftime("%X"), "resumed" if threadData.resumed else "retrieved", safecharencode(",".join("'%s'" % _ for _ in flattenValue(arrayizeValue(items)))))
+                                status = "[%s] [INFO] %s: %s" % (time.strftime("%X"), "resumed" if threadData.resumed else "retrieved", safecharencode(",".join("\"%s\"" % _ for _ in flattenValue(arrayizeValue(items))) if not isinstance(items, basestring) else items))
 
                                 if len(status) > width:
                                     status = "%s..." % status[:width - 3]