diff --git a/lib/utils/pyexec.c b/lib/utils/pyexec.c
index 31885b94dc..c1bb66aad1 100644
--- a/lib/utils/pyexec.c
+++ b/lib/utils/pyexec.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ STATIC int pyexec_raw_repl_process_char(int c) {
             }
             goto reset;
         }
-        mp_hal_stdout_tx_str("raw REPL; CTRL-B to exit\r\n");
+        serial_write_compressed(translate("raw REPL; CTRL-B to exit\n"));
         goto reset;
     } else if (c == CHAR_CTRL_B) {
         // change to friendly REPL
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ STATIC int pyexec_friendly_repl_process_char(int c) {
             return PYEXEC_FORCED_EXIT;
         } else if (ret == CHAR_CTRL_E) {
             // paste mode
-            mp_hal_stdout_tx_str("\r\npaste mode; Ctrl-C to cancel, Ctrl-D to finish\r\n=== ");
+            serial_write_compressed(translate("\npaste mode; Ctrl-C to cancel, Ctrl-D to finish\n=== "));
             vstr_reset(MP_STATE_VM(repl_line));
             repl.paste_mode = true;
             return 0;
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ int pyexec_raw_repl(void) {
     vstr_init(&line, 32);
 
 raw_repl_reset:
-    mp_hal_stdout_tx_str("raw REPL; CTRL-B to exit\r\n");
+    serial_write_compressed(translate("raw REPL; CTRL-B to exit\n"));
 
     for (;;) {
         vstr_reset(&line);
diff --git a/locale/circuitpython.pot b/locale/circuitpython.pot
index f0f07a4264..c6940b5594 100644
--- a/locale/circuitpython.pot
+++ b/locale/circuitpython.pot
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ msgid ""
 "https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/issues\n"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: lib/utils/pyexec.c
+msgid ""
+"\n"
+"paste mode; Ctrl-C to cancel, Ctrl-D to finish\n"
+"=== "
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/obj.c
 msgid "  File \"%q\""
 msgstr ""
@@ -3973,6 +3980,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "queue overflow"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: lib/utils/pyexec.c
+msgid "raw REPL; CTRL-B to exit\n"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/parse.c
 msgid "raw f-strings are not implemented"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index ec25bcbf08..2b4327ad93 100755
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -212,10 +212,7 @@ STATIC bool maybe_run_list(const char * const * filenames, pyexec_result_t* exec
         return false;
     }
     mp_hal_stdout_tx_str(filename);
-    const compressed_string_t* compressed = translate(" output:\n");
-    char decompressed[decompress_length(compressed)];
-    decompress(compressed, decompressed);
-    mp_hal_stdout_tx_str(decompressed);
+    serial_write_compressed(translate(" output:\n"));
     pyexec_file(filename, exec_result);
     #if CIRCUITPY_ATEXIT
     shared_module_atexit_execute(exec_result);
diff --git a/py/objgenerator.c b/py/objgenerator.c
index 7bafd9ce98..f7bf235848 100644
--- a/py/objgenerator.c
+++ b/py/objgenerator.c
@@ -185,11 +185,13 @@ STATIC void gen_instance_print(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_pri
     mp_obj_gen_instance_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
     #if MICROPY_PY_ASYNC_AWAIT
     if (self->coroutine_generator) {
-        mp_printf(print, "<coroutine object '%q' at %p>", mp_obj_fun_get_name(MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self->code_state.fun_bc)), self);
-        return;
+        mp_printf(print, "<%q object '%q' at %p>", MP_QSTR_coroutine, mp_obj_fun_get_name(MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self->code_state.fun_bc)), self);
+    } else {
+        mp_printf(print, "<%q object '%q' at %p>", MP_QSTR_generator, mp_obj_fun_get_name(MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self->code_state.fun_bc)), self);
     }
-    #endif
+    #else
     mp_printf(print, "<generator object '%q' at %p>", mp_obj_fun_get_name(MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self->code_state.fun_bc)), self);
+    #endif
 }
 
 mp_vm_return_kind_t mp_obj_gen_resume(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_obj_t throw_value, mp_obj_t *ret_val) {
diff --git a/py/objtraceback.c b/py/objtraceback.c
index f1f74142d6..989521a0a6 100644
--- a/py/objtraceback.c
+++ b/py/objtraceback.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const mp_obj_traceback_t mp_const_empty_traceback_obj = {{&mp_type_traceback}, 0
 STATIC void mp_obj_traceback_print(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     (void)kind;
     mp_obj_traceback_t *o = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(o_in);
-    mp_printf(print, "<traceback object at 0x%p>", o);
+    mp_printf(print, "<%q object at %p>", MP_QSTR_traceback, o);
 }
 
 const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_traceback = {