diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index a9a72ec..4d48aa0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ We are certain the list is incomplete; please let one of us know by opening an [
 + [@0dminnimda](https://github.com/0dminnimda)
 + Mike Miller ([@Axe319](https://github.com/axe319))
 + Dan Miller ([@danx0r(https://github.com/danx0r))
++ Alex Herrera ([@aherrera1721](https://github.com/aherrera1721))
 
 ## Full timeline of vpython development
 
diff --git a/vpython/vector.py b/vpython/vector.py
index ab142cf..7f6c483 100644
--- a/vpython/vector.py
+++ b/vpython/vector.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def __str__(self):
         return '<{:.6g}, {:.6g}, {:.6g}>'.format(self._x, self._y, self._z)
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return '<{:.6g}, {:.6g}, {:.6g}>'.format(self._x, self._y, self._z)
+        return 'vector({:.6g}, {:.6g}, {:.6g})'.format(self._x, self._y, self._z)
 
     def __add__(self, other):
         if type(other) is vector: