diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240709-190235.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240709-190235.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d4fa05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240709-190235.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Do not cast unscrubbed values to a string
+time: 2024-07-09T19:02:35.755277-06:00
+custom:
+  Author: dbeatty10
+  Issue: "165"
diff --git a/dbt_common/exceptions/base.py b/dbt_common/exceptions/base.py
index 61bd97a..22cbb68 100644
--- a/dbt_common/exceptions/base.py
+++ b/dbt_common/exceptions/base.py
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ def env_secrets() -> List[str]:
     return [v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k.startswith(SECRET_ENV_PREFIX) and v.strip()]
 
 
-def scrub_secrets(msg: str, secrets: List[str]) -> str:
+def scrub_secrets(msg: Any, secrets: List[str]) -> Any:
     scrubbed = str(msg)
 
     for secret in secrets:
         scrubbed = scrubbed.replace(secret, "*****")
 
-    return scrubbed
+    return msg if str(msg) == scrubbed else scrubbed
 
 
 class DbtBaseException(Exception):