diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsRoot.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsRoot.java
index d43190347b75..c05995636b45 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsRoot.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsRoot.java
@@ -52,4 +52,12 @@ public class VcsRoot {
     }
     return hashcode;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "VcsRoot{" +
+           "vcs=" + vcs +
+           ", path=" + path +
+           '}';
+  }
 }
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