diff --git a/libp2pdht/private/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/protocol.nim b/libp2pdht/private/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/protocol.nim
index 0fc1104..bcf43de 100644
--- a/libp2pdht/private/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/protocol.nim
+++ b/libp2pdht/private/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/protocol.nim
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ type
 
   DiscResult*[T] = Result[T, cstring]
 
+func `$`*(p: Protocol): string =
+  $p.localNode.id
+
 const
   defaultDiscoveryConfig* = DiscoveryConfig(
     tableIpLimits: DefaultTableIpLimits,