diff --git a/py/execnet/gateway.py b/py/execnet/gateway.py
index 22c5cca78..b531893df 100644
--- a/py/execnet/gateway.py
+++ b/py/execnet/gateway.py
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ class Gateway(object):
             class RInfo:
                 def __init__(self, **kwargs):
                     self.__dict__.update(kwargs)
+                def __repr__(self):
+                    info = ", ".join(["%s=%s" % item 
+                            for item in self.__dict__.items()])
+                    return "<RInfo %r>" % info
             self._cache_rinfo = RInfo(**self.remote_exec("""
                 import sys, os
                 channel.send(dict(
diff --git a/py/execnet/testing/test_gateway.py b/py/execnet/testing/test_gateway.py
index 5147f7002..f17c37af3 100644
--- a/py/execnet/testing/test_gateway.py
+++ b/py/execnet/testing/test_gateway.py
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ class BasicRemoteExecution:
         assert rinfo.executable 
         assert rinfo.cwd 
         assert rinfo.version_info 
+        s = repr(rinfo) 
+        assert s.find(rinfo.cwd) != -1
         old = self.gw.remote_exec("""
             import os.path
             cwd = os.getcwd()