diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/SocketHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/SocketHandler.php
index 3528e938..ad7499e5 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/SocketHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/SocketHandler.php
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class SocketHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
     public function write(array $record)
     {
         $this->connectIfNotConnected();
-        $this->writeToSocket((string) $record['formatted']);
+        $data = $this->generateDataStream($record);
+        $this->writeToSocket($data);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -227,6 +228,11 @@ class SocketHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
         $this->connect();
     }
 
+    protected function generateDataStream($record)
+    {
+        return (string) $record['formatted'];
+    }
+
     private function connect()
     {
         $this->createSocketResource();