diff --git a/Sources/Hummingbird/Server/RequestID.swift b/Sources/Hummingbird/Server/RequestID.swift
index 1884e3309..69b45c984 100644
--- a/Sources/Hummingbird/Server/RequestID.swift
+++ b/Sources/Hummingbird/Server/RequestID.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct RequestID: CustomStringConvertible {
     }
 
     var description: String {
-        self.formatAsHexWithLeadingZeros(self.high) + self.formatAsHexWithLeadingZeros(self.low)
+        String(self.high, radix: 16) + self.formatAsHexWithLeadingZeros(self.low)
     }
 
     func formatAsHexWithLeadingZeros(_ value: UInt64) -> String {