diff --git a/src/pyplaml/diagram_object.py b/src/pyplaml/diagram_object.py
index 65ab89821753c99512cf78c88f9a98fffe06f071..dd00ec06fd49e3bf1f9f00a7fbacd08ff81aa9ef 100644
--- a/src/pyplaml/diagram_object.py
+++ b/src/pyplaml/diagram_object.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class DiagramObject(VGroup):
         return self.alias or self.name
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return str(self.name)
+        return self.name
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "({}) \"{}\", hidden: {}, draw: {}".format(