diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
index 51445dce2a..0cfd1e09e7 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void UserActivityLogger::logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details, JSONCall
     // Log the local-time that this event was logged
     QHttpPart elapsedPart;
     elapsedPart.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentDispositionHeader, "form-data; name=\"elapsed_ms\"");
-    elapsedPart.setBody(QByteArray().append(_timer.elapsed()));
+    elapsedPart.setBody(QString::number(_timer.elapsed()).toLocal8Bit());
     multipart->append(elapsedPart);
     
     // If there are action details, add them to the multipart