diff --git a/promise-types/ini/ini.py b/promise-types/ini/ini.py
index 8379f63..1c826bd 100644
--- a/promise-types/ini/ini.py
+++ b/promise-types/ini/ini.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def evaluate_promise(self, promiser: str, attributes: dict, meta: dict):
         try:
             d = json.loads(proc.stdout.decode("UTF-8").strip())
             if d.get("changed", False):
-                self.log_info("Ansible INI returned msg: %s" % d.get("msg", ""))
+                self.log_info("Ansible INI returned msg: %s" % d.get("msg", "empty"))
         except Exception as e:
             self.log_error(
                 "Failed to decode the JSON returned from the Ansible INI module. Error: %s"