diff --git a/lib/Connection.js b/lib/Connection.js
index 4b33bb4..ca0dc78 100644
--- a/lib/Connection.js
+++ b/lib/Connection.js
@@ -171,8 +171,12 @@ Connection.prototype.connect = function() {
       self.debug && self.debug('=> ' + inspect(CRLF));
       self._sock.write(CRLF);
     } else if (type === 'APPEND') {
+      var val = self._curReq.appendData;
+      if (Buffer.isBuffer(self._curReq.appendData))
+        val = val.toString('utf8');
       self.debug && self.debug('=> ' + inspect(self._curReq.appendData));
       self._sock.write(self._curReq.appendData);
+      self._sock.write(CRLF);
     } else if (self._curReq.lines && self._curReq.lines.length) {
       var line = self._curReq.lines.shift() + '\r\n';
       self.debug && self.debug('=> ' + inspect(line));