diff --git a/src/cmd_context/basic_cmds.cpp b/src/cmd_context/basic_cmds.cpp
index 563d44afa..e915b7b4e 100644
--- a/src/cmd_context/basic_cmds.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_context/basic_cmds.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ UNARY_CMD(pp_cmd, "display", "<term>", "display the given term.", CPK_EXPR, expr
     ctx.regular_stream() << std::endl;
 });
 
-UNARY_CMD(echo_cmd, "echo", "<string>", "display the given string", CPK_STRING, char const *, ctx.regular_stream() << "\"" << arg << "\"" << std::endl;);
+UNARY_CMD(pp_cmd, "display", "<term>", "display the given term.", CPK_EXPR, expr *, {
+    ctx.display(ctx.regular_stream(), arg);
+    ctx.regular_stream() << std::endl;
+});
 
 
 class set_get_option_cmd : public cmd {