diff --git a/salt/utils/jinja.py b/salt/utils/jinja.py
index 25df07d3ed..1775bf1cf6 100644
--- a/salt/utils/jinja.py
+++ b/salt/utils/jinja.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SaltCacheLoader(BaseLoader):
             self.searchpath = opts['file_roots'][saltenv]
         else:
             self.searchpath = [path.join(opts['cachedir'], 'files', saltenv)]
-        log.debug('Jinja search path: \'{0}\''.format(self.searchpath))
+        log.debug('Jinja search path: %s', self.searchpath)
         self._file_client = None
         self.cached = []
         self.pillar_rend = pillar_rend
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ class PrintableDict(OrderedDict):
         for key, value in six.iteritems(self):
             if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
                 # keeps quotes around strings
-                output.append('\'{0}\': \'{1}\''.format(key, value))
+                output.append('{0!r}: {1!r}'.format(key, value))
             else:
                 # let default output
-                output.append('\'{0}\': {1!s}'.format(key, value))
+                output.append('{0!r}: {1!s}'.format(key, value))
         return '{' + ', '.join(output) + '}'
 
     def __repr__(self):  # pylint: disable=W0221
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class PrintableDict(OrderedDict):
         for key, value in six.iteritems(self):
             # Raw string formatter required here because this is a repr
             # function.
-            output.append('\'{0}\': {1!r}'.format(key, value))
+            output.append('{0!r}: {1!r}'.format(key, value))
         return '{' + ', '.join(output) + '}'