diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9400f66a..9098940c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ All notable changes to this library are documented in this file.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+- Trim log and emailed message when product is binary (#243).
+
 ## **1.6.0** (6 May 2024)
 
 ### API Changes
diff --git a/src/pywwa/common.py b/src/pywwa/common.py
index acd7d2c1..da45444f 100644
--- a/src/pywwa/common.py
+++ b/src/pywwa/common.py
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ def email_error(exp, message="", trimstr=100):
     if isinstance(message, str):
         LOG.info(message[:trimstr])
     else:
+        # Message is bytes and likely not all that useful, so repr and trim it
+        message = repr(message)[:trimstr]
         LOG.info(message)
 
     # Logic to prevent email bombs