diff --git a/src/buildstream/types.py b/src/buildstream/types.py
index 0cc2106b3..563fc18ae 100644
--- a/src/buildstream/types.py
+++ b/src/buildstream/types.py
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ class _PipelineSelection(FastEnum):
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.value)
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return str(self.value)
+
 
 # _ProjectInformation()
 #