diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/common/common.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/common/common.go
index d2c041fb..a83560e8 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/common/common.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/common/common.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -100,15 +101,21 @@ func EnvironmentUp(ctx context.Context, state *state.State, noCache bool) *envir
 	return result
 }
 
-// ValueType returns the String representation of the cue value
-func ValueType(val *compiler.Value) string {
+// FormatValue returns the String representation of the cue value
+func FormatValue(val *compiler.Value) string {
 	if val.HasAttr("artifact") {
 		return "dagger.#Artifact"
 	}
 	if val.HasAttr("secret") {
 		return "dagger.#Secret"
 	}
-	return val.Cue().IncompleteKind().String()
+	if val.IsConcreteR() != nil {
+		return val.Cue().IncompleteKind().String()
+	}
+	// value representation in Cue
+	valStr := fmt.Sprintf("%v", val.Cue())
+	// escape \n
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(valStr, "\n", "\\n")
 }
 
 // ValueDocString returns the value doc from the comment lines
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/input/list.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/input/list.go
index 4135085b..a4c8130d 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/input/list.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/input/list.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/client"
@@ -53,20 +52,20 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 
 			w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 4, 2, ' ', 0)
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "Input\tType\tValue\tSet by user\tDescription")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "Input\tValue\tSet by user\tDescription")
 
 			for _, inp := range inputs {
 				isConcrete := (inp.IsConcreteR() == nil)
 				_, hasDefault := inp.Default()
-				valStr := "-"
-				if isConcrete {
-					valStr, _ = inp.Cue().String()
-				}
-				if hasDefault {
-					valStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s (default)", valStr)
-				}
+				// valStr := "-"
+				// if isConcrete {
+				// 	valStr, _ = inp.Cue().String()
+				// }
+				// if hasDefault {
+				// 	valStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s (default)", valStr)
+				// }
 
-				valStr = strings.ReplaceAll(valStr, "\n", "\\n")
+				// valStr = strings.ReplaceAll(valStr, "\n", "\\n")
 
 				if !viper.GetBool("all") {
 					// skip input that is not overridable
@@ -75,10 +74,9 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					}
 				}
 
-				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%t\t%s\n",
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%t\t%s\n",
 					inp.Path(),
-					common.ValueType(inp),
-					valStr,
+					common.FormatValue(inp),
 					isUserSet(st, inp),
 					common.ValueDocString(inp),
 				)