diff --git a/src/Console/Log.es6 b/src/Console/Log.es6
index aad7d11..22cf666 100644
--- a/src/Console/Log.es6
+++ b/src/Console/Log.es6
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function formatJs(code)
     return highlight(beautify(code), 'js');
 }
 
-function formatMsg(args)
+function formatMsg(args, {htmlForEl = true} = {})
 {
     args = substituteStr(args);
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ function formatMsg(args)
     {
         let val = args[i];
 
-        if (util.isEl(val))
+        if (util.isEl(val) && htmlForEl)
         {
             args[i] = formatEl(val);
         } else if (util.isFn(val))
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ function formatMsg(args)
 
 function formatDir(args)
 {
-    let msg = formatMsg(args);
+    let msg = formatMsg(args, {
+        htmlForEl: false
+    });
 
     return msg + '<div class="eruda-json eruda-hidden"></div>'
 }
diff --git a/test/console.js b/test/console.js
index 53688b7..aa9b555 100644
--- a/test/console.js
+++ b/test/console.js
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ describe('log', function ()
         var obj = {a: 1};
 
         tool.clear().log(obj);
-        expect($tool.find('.eruda-log')).toContainText('Object {a: 1}');
+        expect($tool.find('.eruda-log')).toContainText('Object { a: 1 }');
+    });
+
+    it('dir html element', function ()
+    {
+        tool.clear().dir(document.createElement('script'));
+        expect($tool.find('.eruda-log')).not.toContainText('<script></script>');
     });
 
     it('html', function ()
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ describe('substitution', function ()
     it('object', function ()
     {
         tool.clear().log('Object is %O', {a: 1});
-        expect($tool.find('.eruda-log')).toContainText('Object is {a: 1}');
+        expect($tool.find('.eruda-log')).toContainText('Object is { a: 1 }');
 
         tool.clear().log('Dom is %o', document.createElement('script'));
         expect($tool.find('.eruda-log')).toContainText('Dom is <script></script>');