diff --git a/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-api/src/main/java/com/commercetools/api/models/common/LocalizedStringImpl.java b/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-api/src/main/java/com/commercetools/api/models/common/LocalizedStringImpl.java
index 69d19957556..a70872a232d 100644
--- a/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-api/src/main/java/com/commercetools/api/models/common/LocalizedStringImpl.java
+++ b/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-api/src/main/java/com/commercetools/api/models/common/LocalizedStringImpl.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.EqualsBuilder;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringStyle;
 
 /**
  * LocalizedString implementation
@@ -57,4 +59,9 @@ public int hashCode() {
         return new HashCodeBuilder(17, 37).append(values).toHashCode();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return new ToStringBuilder(this, ToStringStyle.SHORT_PREFIX_STYLE).append("values", values).build();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-api/src/test/java/com/commercetools/LocalizedStringTest.java b/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-api/src/test/java/com/commercetools/LocalizedStringTest.java
index e147dbc471c..fc61f044729 100644
--- a/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-api/src/test/java/com/commercetools/LocalizedStringTest.java
+++ b/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-api/src/test/java/com/commercetools/LocalizedStringTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import com.commercetools.api.models.common.LocalizedString;
 import com.commercetools.api.models.common.LocalizedStringEntry;
 
-import io.vrap.rmf.base.client.ModelBase;
 import io.vrap.rmf.base.client.utils.json.JsonUtils;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ public void returnPresentLocales() throws Exception {
 
     @Test
     public void implementToString() throws Exception {
-        assertThat(((ModelBase) LOCALIZED_STRING).reflectionString())
+        assertThat(LOCALIZED_STRING.toString())
                 .isEqualTo(format("LocalizedStringImpl[values={de=%s, en=%s}]", DEFAULT_STRING_1, DEFAULT_STRING_2));
     }