diff --git a/tests/jenkins.py b/tests/jenkins.py
index 7a299065a9..7b4303826a 100644
--- a/tests/jenkins.py
+++ b/tests/jenkins.py
@@ -473,7 +473,12 @@ def run(opts):
             if bootstrap_minion_version not in version_info[vm_name]:
                 print('\n\nATTENTION!!!!\n')
                 print('The boostrapped minion version commit does not contain the desired commit:')
-                print(' {0!r} does not contain {1!r}'.format(version_info[vm_name], bootstrap_minion_version))
+                print(
+                    ' \'{0}\' does not contain \'{1}\''.format(
+                        version_info[vm_name],
+                        bootstrap_minion_version
+                    )
+                )
                 print('\n\n')
                 sys.stdout.flush()
                 #if opts.clean and 'JENKINS_SALTCLOUD_VM_NAME' not in os.environ:
@@ -482,7 +487,7 @@ def run(opts):
             else:
                 print('matches!')
         except ValueError:
-            print('Failed to load any JSON from {0!r}'.format(outstr))
+            print('Failed to load any JSON from \'{0}\''.format(outstr))
 
     if opts.cloud_only:
         # Run Cloud Provider tests preparation SLS
@@ -642,14 +647,14 @@ def run(opts):
             remotes_info = json.loads(stdout.strip())
             if remotes_info is None or remotes_info[vm_name] is None or opts.test_git_url not in remotes_info[vm_name]:
                 print('The cloned repository remote is not the desired one:')
-                print(' {0!r} is not in {1}'.format(opts.test_git_url, remotes_info))
+                print(' \'{0}\' is not in {1}'.format(opts.test_git_url, remotes_info))
                 sys.stdout.flush()
                 if opts.clean and 'JENKINS_SALTCLOUD_VM_NAME' not in os.environ:
                     delete_vm(opts)
                 sys.exit(retcode)
             print('matches!')
         except ValueError:
-            print('Failed to load any JSON from {0!r}'.format(salt.utils.to_str(stdout).strip()))
+            print('Failed to load any JSON from \'{0}\''.format(salt.utils.to_str(stdout).strip()))
 
     if opts.test_git_commit is not None:
         time.sleep(1)
@@ -688,14 +693,14 @@ def run(opts):
             revision_info = json.loads(stdout.strip())
             if revision_info[vm_name][7:] != opts.test_git_commit[7:]:
                 print('The cloned repository commit is not the desired one:')
-                print(' {0!r} != {1!r}'.format(revision_info[vm_name][:7], opts.test_git_commit[:7]))
+                print(' \'{0}\' != \'{1}\''.format(revision_info[vm_name][:7], opts.test_git_commit[:7]))
                 sys.stdout.flush()
                 if opts.clean and 'JENKINS_SALTCLOUD_VM_NAME' not in os.environ:
                     delete_vm(opts)
                 sys.exit(retcode)
             print('matches!')
         except ValueError:
-            print('Failed to load any JSON from {0!r}'.format(salt.utils.to_str(stdout).strip()))
+            print('Failed to load any JSON from \'{0}\''.format(salt.utils.to_str(stdout).strip()))
 
     # Run tests here
     time.sleep(3)