diff --git a/src/main/scala/leon/verification/VerificationCondition.scala b/src/main/scala/leon/verification/VerificationCondition.scala
index 3b2a9268dc4d838feaddd7e3cbf2e6086795c551..fd03419d46ae4c82f44cff6ead1b26f8e09c8724 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/leon/verification/VerificationCondition.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/leon/verification/VerificationCondition.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ class VerificationCondition(val condition: Expr, val funDef: FunDef, val kind: V
   }
 }
 
-abstract class VCKind(val name: String, val abbrv: String)
+abstract class VCKind(val name: String, val abbrv: String) {
+  override def toString = name
+}
 case object VCPrecondition    extends VCKind("precondition", "precond.")
 case object VCPostcondition   extends VCKind("postcondition", "postcond.")
 case object VCAssert          extends VCKind("body assertion", "assert.")