diff --git a/libmproxy/console.py b/libmproxy/console.py
index 5636c180c..ed073f8a9 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console.py
@@ -1256,7 +1256,11 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
                             )
                             k = None
                         elif k == "t":
-                            self.prompt("Sticky cookie: ", self.set_stickycookie)
+                            self.prompt(
+                                "Sticky cookie: ",
+                                self.stickycookie_txt,
+                                self.set_stickycookie
+                            )
                             k = None
                     if k:
                         self.view.keypress(size, k)
diff --git a/libmproxy/flow.py b/libmproxy/flow.py
index 7444b4007..e83bbc419 100644
--- a/libmproxy/flow.py
+++ b/libmproxy/flow.py
@@ -469,8 +469,10 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
             if not flt:
                 return "Invalid filter expression."
             self.stickycookie_state = StickyCookieState(flt)
+            self.stickycookie_txt = txt
         else:
             self.stickycookie_state = None
+            self.stickycookie_txt = None
 
     def start_client_playback(self, flows, exit):
         """
diff --git a/libmproxy/utils.py b/libmproxy/utils.py
index 6568c445b..232edcdf5 100644
--- a/libmproxy/utils.py
+++ b/libmproxy/utils.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def pretty_xmlish(s):
         A robust pretty-printer for XML-ish data.
         Returns a list of lines.
     """
+    s = cleanBin(s)
     data, offset, indent, prev = [], 0, 0, None
     for i in re.finditer(TAG, s, re.VERBOSE|re.MULTILINE):
         start, end = i.span()