diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/AttributeValueCriterion.h b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/AttributeValueCriterion.h
index 74e4b1c..40aa9c3 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/AttributeValueCriterion.h
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/AttributeValueCriterion.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public:
*/
virtual QString getDescription() const { return "Identifies element attributes by value"; }
+ virtual QString toString() const override
+ { return QString::fromStdString(className()).remove("hoot::"); }
+
private:
// attribute to examine