diff --git a/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py b/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
index 45a894a..dc2ebd4 100644
--- a/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
+++ b/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ class AIResponder(object):
             try:
                 response = json.loads(answer['content'])
             except Exception as err:
-                logging.error(f"failed to parse the answer: {pformat(err)}\n{pformat(answer['content'])}")
-                return AIResponse(None, False, f"ERROR: I could not parse this answer: {pformat(answer['content'])}", None, False)
+                logging.error(f"failed to parse the answer: {pformat(err)}\n{repr(answer['content'])}")
+                return AIResponse(None, False, f"ERROR: I could not parse this answer: {repr(answer['content'])}", None, False)
             if 'hack' not in response or type(response.get('picture', None)) not in (type(None), str):
                 continue
             logging.info(f"got this answer:\n{pformat(response)}")