diff --git a/loopy/tools.py b/loopy/tools.py
index 833ba3620..1fe4d9615 100644
--- a/loopy/tools.py
+++ b/loopy/tools.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def __getstate__(self):
         return {"objstring": self.objstring}
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return repr(self.unpickle())
+        return type(self).__name__ + "(" + repr(self.unpickle()) + ")"
 
 
 class _PickledObjectWithEqAndPersistentHashKeys(_PickledObject):