diff --git a/bot/data/formatters.py b/bot/data/formatters.py
index 4bdccbc3..1509ed08 100644
--- a/bot/data/formatters.py
+++ b/bot/data/formatters.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ def _format_selectkeys(keys):
     """
     if not keys:
         return "*"
+    elif type(keys) is str:
+        return keys
     else:
         return ", ".join(keys)