diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9528a27..b1d2a44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ By default the clients connect with parameters:
 
 -   `host`: "localhost"
 -   `port`: 4455
--   `password`: None
+-   `password`: ""
 
 You may override these parameters by storing them in a toml config file or passing them as keyword arguments.
 
diff --git a/obsws_python/baseclient.py b/obsws_python/baseclient.py
index 273e96b..e1dfc52 100644
--- a/obsws_python/baseclient.py
+++ b/obsws_python/baseclient.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ObsClient:
     logger = logging.getLogger("baseclient.obsclient")
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        defaultkwargs = {"host": "localhost", "port": 4455, "password": None, "subs": 0}
+        defaultkwargs = {"host": "localhost", "port": 4455, "password": "", "subs": 0}
         if not any(key in kwargs for key in ("host", "port", "password")):
             kwargs |= self._conn_from_toml()
         kwargs = defaultkwargs | kwargs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ObsClient:
             setattr(self, attr, val)
 
         self.logger.info(
-            "Connecting with parameters: {host} {port} {password} {subs}".format(
+            "Connecting with parameters: host='{host}' port={port} password='{password}' subs={subs}".format(
                 **self.__dict__
             )
         )
diff --git a/obsws_python/events.py b/obsws_python/events.py
index f281340..9a942e6 100644
--- a/obsws_python/events.py
+++ b/obsws_python/events.py
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ class EventClient:
         self.subscribe()
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return type(self).__name__ + "({host} {port} {password} {subs})".format(
-            **self.base_client.__dict__
+        return type(
+            self
+        ).__name__ + "(host='{host}', port={port}, password='{password}', subs={subs})".format(
+            **self.base_client.__dict__,
         )
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/obsws_python/reqs.py b/obsws_python/reqs.py
index 4771092..f823431 100644
--- a/obsws_python/reqs.py
+++ b/obsws_python/reqs.py
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ class ReqClient:
         self.base_client.ws.close()
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return type(self).__name__ + "({host} {port} {password})".format(
-            **self.base_client.__dict__
+        return type(
+            self
+        ).__name__ + "(host='{host}', port={port}, password='{password}')".format(
+            **self.base_client.__dict__,
         )
 
     def __str__(self):