diff --git a/gns3server/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py b/gns3server/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
index 01dc5de5..067ed71c 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ class QemuVM(BaseVM):
             self.status = "stopped"
             self._process = None
             if returncode != 0:
-                self.project.emit("log.error", "QEMU process has stopped, return code: {}\n{}".format(returncode, self.read_stdout()))
+                self.project.emit("log.error", {"message": "QEMU process has stopped, return code: {}\n{}".format(returncode, self.read_stdout())})
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def stop(self):
diff --git a/tests/modules/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py b/tests/modules/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
index 55700f22..ef9734dd 100644
--- a/tests/modules/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
+++ b/tests/modules/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def test_termination_callback_error(vm, tmpdir):
 
     (action, event) = queue.get_nowait()
     assert action == "log.error"
-    assert event == "QEMU process has stopped, return code: 1\nBOOMM"
+    assert event["message"] == "QEMU process has stopped, return code: 1\nBOOMM"
 
 
 def test_reload(loop, vm):