diff --git a/redbot/core/dev_commands.py b/redbot/core/dev_commands.py
index d0e400f2c..579403218 100644
--- a/redbot/core/dev_commands.py
+++ b/redbot/core/dev_commands.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class DevOutput:
             output.append(self.formatted_exc)
         elif self.always_include_result or self.result is not None:
             try:
-                result = str(self.result)
+                result = str(self.result) if isinstance(self.result, str) else repr(self.result)
                 # ensure that the result can be encoded (GH-6485)
                 result.encode("utf-8")
             except Exception as exc: