diff --git a/brownie/network/account.py b/brownie/network/account.py
index ff41c5ba0..26d157e1f 100644
--- a/brownie/network/account.py
+++ b/brownie/network/account.py
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ def __contains__(self, address: str) -> bool:
             return False
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return str(self._accounts)
+        if CONFIG.argv["cli"] == "console":
+            return str(self._accounts)
+        return super().__repr__()
 
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator:
         return iter(self._accounts)
diff --git a/brownie/network/contract.py b/brownie/network/contract.py
index b5b09c521..63b44b03a 100644
--- a/brownie/network/contract.py
+++ b/brownie/network/contract.py
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
         return len(self._contracts)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return str(self._contracts)
+        if CONFIG.argv["cli"] == "console":
+            return str(self._contracts)
+        return super().__repr__()
 
     def _reset(self) -> None:
         for contract in self._contracts:
diff --git a/brownie/network/rpc.py b/brownie/network/rpc.py
index 9f56447ba..ac7eaf9ae 100644
--- a/brownie/network/rpc.py
+++ b/brownie/network/rpc.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def launch(self, cmd: str, **kwargs: Dict) -> None:
                         f'"{key}" with value "{value}".',
                         InvalidArgumentWarning,
                     )
-        print(f"Launching '{' '.join(cmd_list)}'...")
+        print(f"\nLaunching '{' '.join(cmd_list)}'...")
         out = DEVNULL if sys.platform == "win32" else PIPE
         self._rpc = psutil.Popen(cmd_list, stdin=DEVNULL, stdout=out, stderr=out)
         # check that web3 can connect
diff --git a/brownie/network/state.py b/brownie/network/state.py
index 1260e0c3f..e920a5261 100644
--- a/brownie/network/state.py
+++ b/brownie/network/state.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         _revert_register(self)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return str(self._list)
+        if CONFIG.argv["cli"] == "console":
+            return str(self._list)
+        return super().__repr__()
 
     def __bool__(self) -> bool:
         return bool(self._list)