diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/topology/TopologyElement.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/topology/TopologyElement.java
index fe84654..574946d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/topology/TopologyElement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/topology/TopologyElement.java
@@ -195,4 +195,15 @@
 	assert(false);
 	return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert the Topology Element to a string.
+     *
+     * @return the Topology Element as a string.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+	// For now, we just return the Element ID.
+	return elementId();
+    }
 }