diff --git a/nomsu.lua b/nomsu.lua
index 3232d7d..04d74c0 100644
--- a/nomsu.lua
+++ b/nomsu.lua
@@ -769,7 +769,16 @@ end]]):format(lua_code))
           end
           if self.debug then
             self:write(tostring(colored.bright("RUNNING MACRO")) .. " " .. tostring(colored.underscore(colored.magenta(tree.stub))) .. " ")
-            self:writeln(tostring(colored.bright("WITH ARGS:")) .. " " .. tostring(colored.dim(repr(args))))
+            self:writeln(tostring(colored.bright("WITH ARGS:")) .. " " .. tostring(colored.dim(repr((function()
+              local _accum_0 = { }
+              local _len_0 = 1
+              for _index_0 = 1, #args do
+                local a = args[_index_0]
+                _accum_0[_len_0] = (repr(a)):sub(1, 50)
+                _len_0 = _len_0 + 1
+              end
+              return _accum_0
+            end)()))))
           end
           local lua = self.defs[tree.stub].fn(self, unpack(args))
           remove(self.compilestack)
diff --git a/nomsu.moon b/nomsu.moon
index 45ac3c6..c37f8e0 100755
--- a/nomsu.moon
+++ b/nomsu.moon
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ end]]\format(lua_code))
                     args = [arg for arg in *tree.value when arg.type != "Word"]
                     if @debug
                         @write "#{colored.bright "RUNNING MACRO"} #{colored.underscore colored.magenta(tree.stub)} "
-                        @writeln "#{colored.bright "WITH ARGS:"} #{colored.dim repr args}"
+                        @writeln "#{colored.bright "WITH ARGS:"} #{colored.dim repr [(repr a)\sub(1,50) for a in *args]}"
                     lua = @defs[tree.stub].fn(self, unpack(args))
                     remove @compilestack
                     return lua