diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFiMesh/src/ESP8266WiFiMesh.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266WiFiMesh/src/ESP8266WiFiMesh.cpp
index f4839e366..583d34564 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFiMesh/src/ESP8266WiFiMesh.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFiMesh/src/ESP8266WiFiMesh.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ void ESP8266WiFiMesh::attemptTransmission(const String &message, bool concluding
 
         if(currentNetwork.networkIndex != NETWORK_INFO_DEFAULT_INT)
         {
-          verboseModePrint('(' + String(WiFi.RSSI(currentNetwork.networkIndex)) + String(F("dBm) ")) + 
+          verboseModePrint(String('(') + String(WiFi.RSSI(currentNetwork.networkIndex)) + String(F("dBm) ")) +
                            (WiFi.encryptionType(currentNetwork.networkIndex) == ENC_TYPE_NONE ? String(F("open")) : ""), false);
         }
 
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFiMesh/src/MeshBackendBase.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266WiFiMesh/src/MeshBackendBase.cpp
index 30ff9fd61..4abe1567b 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFiMesh/src/MeshBackendBase.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFiMesh/src/MeshBackendBase.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void MeshBackendBase::printAPInfo(const NetworkInfoBase &apNetworkInfo)
 
   if(apNetworkInfo.RSSI() != NetworkInfoBase::defaultRSSI)
   {
-    verboseModePrint('(' + String(apNetworkInfo.RSSI()) + String(F("dBm) ")) + 
+    verboseModePrint(String('(') + String(apNetworkInfo.RSSI()) + String(F("dBm) ")) + 
                      (apNetworkInfo.encryptionType() == ENC_TYPE_NONE ? String(F("open")) : ""), false);
   }