diff --git a/matlab/perfect-foresight-models/perfect_foresight_solver.m b/matlab/perfect-foresight-models/perfect_foresight_solver.m
index aab6185582a4ad2b4cd1ef3845549409c9f81a83..76f2b69dcd45e579f5ceca3436149df7d6efee82 100644
--- a/matlab/perfect-foresight-models/perfect_foresight_solver.m
+++ b/matlab/perfect-foresight-models/perfect_foresight_solver.m
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ if ~oo_.deterministic_simulation.status && ~options_.no_homotopy
             oo_.endo_simul = saved_endo_simul;
             success_counter = 0;
             step = step / 2;
-            fprintf('%i \t | %1.5f \t | %s \t | %e\n', iteration, new_weight, 'failed', me)
+            if isreal(me)
+                fprintf('%i \t | %1.5f \t | %s \t | %e\n', iteration, new_weight, 'failed', me)
+            else
+                fprintf('%i \t | %1.5f \t | %s \t | %s\n', iteration, new_weight, 'failed', 'Complex')
+            end
         end
     end
     fprintf('++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n')