diff --git a/lib/modules/console/index.js b/lib/modules/console/index.js
index 1c21a04b6..2ad53b9f7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/console/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/console/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ let utils = require('../../utils/utils');
 const EmbarkJS = require('embarkjs');
 const IpfsApi = require('ipfs-api');
 const Web3 = require('web3');
+const stringify = require('json-stringify-safe');
 
 class Console {
   constructor(_embark, options) {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class Console {
     let plugin = this.plugins.createPlugin('consoleApi', {});
     plugin.registerAPICall('post', '/embark-api/command', (req, res) => {
       this.executeCmd(req.body.command, (_err, result) => {
-        res.send({result});
+        res.send({result: stringify(result, null, 2)});
       });
     });
   }