diff --git a/PBot/Plugins/Spinach.pm b/PBot/Plugins/Spinach.pm
index b89c874e..0bb0ef17 100644
--- a/PBot/Plugins/Spinach.pm
+++ b/PBot/Plugins/Spinach.pm
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ sub spinach_cmd {
 
       if (not defined $key) {
         my $dump = Dumper $question;
+        $dump =~ s/\$VAR\d+ = \{\s*//;
+        $dump =~ s/ \};\s*$//;
         return "$nick: Question $id: $dump";
       }