diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 8780f0df77..d35112e97e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 
 2.1.3
+ * (cqlsh) Fix output of CONSISTENCY command (CASSANDRA-8507)
  * (cqlsh) Fixed the handling of LIST statements (CASSANDRA-8370)
  * Make sstablescrub check leveled manifest again (CASSANDRA-8432)
  * Check first/last keys in sstable when giving out positions (CASSANDRA-8458)
diff --git a/bin/cqlsh b/bin/cqlsh
index 033eb37cc9..a714f4833b 100755
--- a/bin/cqlsh
+++ b/bin/cqlsh
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ class Shell(cmd.Cmd):
         """
         level = parsed.get_binding('level')
         if level is None:
-            print 'Current consistency level is %s.' % (self.consistency_level)
+            print 'Current consistency level is %s.' % (cassandra.ConsistencyLevel.value_to_name[self.consistency_level])
             return
 
         self.consistency_level = cassandra.ConsistencyLevel.name_to_value[level.upper()]