diff --git a/pysnooper/tracer.py b/pysnooper/tracer.py
index ea59552..bd0ec77 100644
--- a/pysnooper/tracer.py
+++ b/pysnooper/tracer.py
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ import collections
 import datetime as datetime_module
 import itertools
 try:
-    import repr as reprlib
-except ImportError:
     import reprlib
+except ImportError:
+    import repr as reprlib
 
 from .third_party import six
 
 ipython_filename_pattern = re.compile('^<ipython-input-([0-9]+)-.*>$')
 
+repr_instance = reprlib.Repr()
+repr_instance.maxother = 100
+
 
 def get_shortish_repr(item):
     r = reprlib.repr(item)
diff --git a/tests/test_pysnooper.py b/tests/test_pysnooper.py
index 5b2fbea..8f25373 100644
--- a/tests/test_pysnooper.py
+++ b/tests/test_pysnooper.py
@@ -134,6 +134,28 @@ def test_single_variable_no_comma():
     )
 
 
+def test_long_variable():
+    @pysnooper.snoop()
+    def my_function():
+        foo = list(range(1000))
+        return foo
+
+    with sys_tools.OutputCapturer(stdout=False,
+                                  stderr=True) as output_capturer:
+        result = my_function()
+    assert result == list(range(1000))
+    output = output_capturer.string_io.getvalue()
+    assert_output(
+        output,
+        (
+            CallEntry('def my_function():'),
+            LineEntry('foo = list(range(1000))'),
+            VariableEntry('foo', '[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...]'),
+            LineEntry(),
+            ReturnEntry(),
+            ReturnValueEntry('[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...]')
+        )
+    )
 
 
 def test_depth():