diff --git a/server/hosts/remote.py b/server/hosts/remote.py
index 2a80395..286fbd9 100644
--- a/server/hosts/remote.py
+++ b/server/hosts/remote.py
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
         self.tmp_dirs = []
 
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<remote host: %s>" % self.hostname
+
+
     def close(self):
         super(RemoteHost, self).close()
         self.stop_loggers()