diff --git a/nomen/db.py b/nomen/db.py
index c9baabc..6eb708d 100644
--- a/nomen/db.py
+++ b/nomen/db.py
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ aiosqlite.Connection.fetch_exists = fetch_exists
 aiosqlite.Connection.fetch_unpacked = fetch_unpacked
 
 
+class Row(sqlite3.Row):
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"Row<{repr(dict(self))}>"
+
+
 async def setup_db(db_file):
     log.debug(f"Connecting to {db_file}")
     db = await aiosqlite.connect(db_file)
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ async def setup_db(db_file):
     """)
 
     log.debug("Setting row factory")
-    db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    db.row_factory = Row
 
     log.debug("Adding contains function")
     await db.create_function("contains", 3, contains, deterministic=True)