diff --git a/src/Console.php b/src/Console.php
index edf749d..908b74e 100644
--- a/src/Console.php
+++ b/src/Console.php
@@ -38,14 +38,17 @@ public function log($data)
      *
      * @param mixed $object
      * @param string $name
+     * @param boolean $literal
      */
-    public function logMemory($object = null, $name = 'PHP')
+    public function logMemory($object = null, $name = 'PHP', $literal = false)
     {
         $memory = memory_get_usage();
         $dataType = '';
-        if (!is_null($object)) {
+        if (!is_null($object) && !$literal) {
             $memory = strlen(serialize($object));
             $dataType = gettype($object);
+        } else if (is_numeric($object) && $literal) {
+            $memory = floatval($object);
         }
 
         array_push($this->store, array(
diff --git a/tests/unit/ConsoleTest.php b/tests/unit/ConsoleTest.php
index 8d24448..0b9b19e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ConsoleTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/ConsoleTest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ public function testLogMemory()
         $this->assertEquals($memory, $log['data']);
         $this->assertEquals('array', $log['data_type']);
         $this->assertEquals('memory', $log['type']);
+
+        $data = '12345';
+
+        $console = new Console();
+        $console->logMemory($data, 'PHP', true);
+        $store = $this->getProtectedStore($console);
+        $log = array_pop($store);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($data, $log['data']);
     }
 
     public function testLogError()