diff --git a/bigtable-client-core-parent/bigtable-hbase/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/hbase/util/RowKeyWrapper.java b/bigtable-client-core-parent/bigtable-hbase/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/hbase/util/RowKeyWrapper.java
index d44079eb94..2b902ec44f 100644
--- a/bigtable-client-core-parent/bigtable-hbase/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/hbase/util/RowKeyWrapper.java
+++ b/bigtable-client-core-parent/bigtable-hbase/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/hbase/util/RowKeyWrapper.java
@@ -66,4 +66,9 @@ private int compare(ByteString key1, ByteString key2) {
     }
     return Integer.compare(key1.size(), key2.size());
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return key.toString();
+  }
 }