diff --git a/asterisk/agi.py b/asterisk/agi.py
index c39ccb8..4880afa 100755
--- a/asterisk/agi.py
+++ b/asterisk/agi.py
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class AGI:
         Sends <message> to the console via verbose message system.
         <level> is the the verbose level (1-4)
         """
-        self.execute('VERBOSE', self._quote(message) + type(message), level)
+        self.execute('VERBOSE', type(self._quote(message)), level)
 
     def database_get(self, family, key):
         """agi.database_get(family, key) --> str