diff --git a/pystencils/interpolation_astnodes.py b/pystencils/interpolation_astnodes.py
index ed9295d008dc26bd880a2bd9cf7d2d220a4ddcd1..c51bad4ccd232a45de4b66c2a858bfcaa5a532dd 100644
--- a/pystencils/interpolation_astnodes.py
+++ b/pystencils/interpolation_astnodes.py
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ class DiffInterpolatorAccess(InterpolatorAccess):
         return '%s_diff%i_interpolator(%s)' % (self.field.name, self.diff_coordinate_idx,
                                                ','.join(str(o) for o in self.offsets))
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return str(self)
+
     @property
     def args(self):
         return [self.symbol, self.diff_coordinate_idx, *self.offsets]