diff --git a/boxes/CTkMessageBox.py b/boxes/CTkMessageBox.py
index 2e49b2e..49db589 100644
--- a/boxes/CTkMessageBox.py
+++ b/boxes/CTkMessageBox.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class CTkMessageBox(ctk.CTkToplevel):
         self._running: bool = False
         self._header = header
         self._mode = mode
-        self._text = text
+        self._text = str(text)
         self._timeout = timeout
         self._font = font or ("Arial", 12)
         self._input = None