diff --git a/python/damask/geom.py b/python/damask/geom.py
index 49dbacff8..4428a2f6b 100644
--- a/python/damask/geom.py
+++ b/python/damask/geom.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Geom():
       message[-1] = util.delete(message[-1])
       message.append('max microstructure:  {}'.format(np.nanmax(self.microstructure)))
     
-    return util.srepr(message)
+    return util.return_message(message)
 
   def set_comments(self,comments):
     self.comments = []
diff --git a/python/damask/util.py b/python/damask/util.py
index d11b74a7b..7e7bae3bc 100644
--- a/python/damask/util.py
+++ b/python/damask/util.py
@@ -189,6 +189,17 @@ def progressBar(iteration, total, prefix='', bar_length=50):
 
   if iteration == total: sys.stderr.write('\n')
   sys.stderr.flush()
+ 
+
+class return_message():
+  """Object with formatted return message"""
+  
+  def __init__(self,message):
+    self.message = message
+  
+  def __repr__(self):
+    """Return message suitable for interactive shells"""
+    return srepr(self.message)
 
 
 def leastsqBound(func, x0, args=(), bounds=None, Dfun=None, full_output=0,