diff --git a/bin/tact.js b/bin/tact.js
index 148e68c1e..8733ca01c 100755
--- a/bin/tact.js
+++ b/bin/tact.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void meowModule.then(
             switch (result.kind) {
                 case "ok":
                     {
-                        console.log(result.value);
+                        console.log(main.showValue(result.value));
                         process.exit(0);
                     }
                     break;
diff --git a/src/node.ts b/src/node.ts
index 170330913..4b2c1e50b 100644
--- a/src/node.ts
+++ b/src/node.ts
@@ -144,3 +144,5 @@ export async function run(args: {
 export { createNodeFileSystem } from "./vfs/createNodeFileSystem";
 
 export { parseAndEvalExpression } from "./interpreter";
+
+export { showValue } from "./types/types";