diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Cell.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Cell.java
index 324e47b46..a95b61750 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Cell.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Cell.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import com.google.refine.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.google.refine.expr.HasFields;
 import com.google.refine.util.ParsingUtilities;
 import com.google.refine.util.Pool;
+import com.google.refine.util.StringUtils;
 
 public class Cell implements HasFields, Jsonizable {
     final public Serializable   value;
@@ -193,10 +194,6 @@ public class Cell implements HasFields, Jsonizable {
     
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        if (value != null){
-            return value.toString();
-        } else {
-            return "null";
-        }
+        return StringUtils.toString(value);
     }
 }