diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/vreplication_test_env.go b/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/vreplication_test_env.go
index eb196227094..cbfd02f42cc 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/vreplication_test_env.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/vreplication_test_env.go
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ package vreplication
 var dryRunResultsSwitchWritesCustomerShard = []string{
 	"Lock keyspace product",
 	"Lock keyspace customer",
-	"Stop writes on keyspace product, tables customer:",
+	"Stop writes on keyspace product, tables [customer]:",
 	"/       Keyspace product, Shard 0 at Position",
 	"Wait for VReplication on stopped streams to catchup for upto 30s",
 	"Create reverse replication workflow p2c_reverse",
 	"Create journal entries on source databases",
-	"Enable writes on keyspace customer tables customer",
+	"Enable writes on keyspace customer tables [customer]",
 	"Switch routing from keyspace product to keyspace customer",
-	"Routing rules for tables customer will be updated",
+	"Routing rules for tables [customer] will be updated",
 	"SwitchWrites completed, freeze and delete vreplication streams on:",
 	"       tablet 200 ",
 	"       tablet 300 ",
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ var dryRunResultsSwitchWritesCustomerShard = []string{
 
 var dryRunResultsReadCustomerShard = []string{
 	"Lock keyspace product",
-	"Switch reads for tables customer to keyspace customer for tablet types REPLICA",
-	"Routing rules for tables customer will be updated",
+	"Switch reads for tables [customer] to keyspace customer for tablet types [REPLICA]",
+	"Routing rules for tables [customer] will be updated",
 	"Unlock keyspace product",
 }
 
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ var dryRunResultsSwitchWritesM2m3 = []string{
 	"/      Id 4 Keyspace customer Shard -80 Rules rules:<match:\"msales\" filter:\"select mname as merchant_name, count(*) as kount, sum(price) as amount from orders where in_keyrange(mname, 'merchant.md5', '80-') group by merchant_name\" >  at Position ",
 	"/      Id 5 Keyspace customer Shard 80- Rules rules:<match:\"msales\" filter:\"select mname as merchant_name, count(*) as kount, sum(price) as amount from orders where in_keyrange(mname, 'merchant.md5', '-80') group by merchant_name\" >  at Position ",
 	"/      Id 5 Keyspace customer Shard 80- Rules rules:<match:\"msales\" filter:\"select mname as merchant_name, count(*) as kount, sum(price) as amount from orders where in_keyrange(mname, 'merchant.md5', '80-') group by merchant_name\" >  at Position ",
-	"Stop writes on keyspace merchant, tables /.*:",
+	"Stop writes on keyspace merchant, tables [/.*]:",
 	"/      Keyspace merchant, Shard -80 at Position",
 	"/      Keyspace merchant, Shard 80- at Position",
 	"Wait for VReplication on stopped streams to catchup for upto 30s",
 	"Create reverse replication workflow m2m3_reverse",
 	"Create journal entries on source databases",
-	"Enable writes on keyspace merchant tables /.*",
+	"Enable writes on keyspace merchant tables [/.*]",
 	"Switch routing from keyspace merchant to keyspace merchant",
 	"IsMasterServing will be set to false for:",
 	"       Shard -80, Tablet 400 ",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ var dryRunResultsDropSourcesDropCustomerShard = []string{
 	"Lock keyspace customer",
 	"Dropping these tables from the database and removing them from the vschema for keyspace product:",
 	"	Keyspace product Shard 0 DbName vt_product Tablet 100 Table customer",
-	"Blacklisted tables customer will be removed from:",
+	"Blacklisted tables [customer] will be removed from:",
 	"	Keyspace product Shard 0 Tablet 100",
 	"Delete reverse vreplication streams on source:",
 	"	Keyspace product Shard 0 Workflow p2c_reverse DbName vt_product Tablet 100",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ var dryRunResultsDropSourcesRenameCustomerShard = []string{
 	"Lock keyspace customer",
 	"Renaming these tables from the database and removing them from the vschema for keyspace product:",
 	"	Keyspace product Shard 0 DbName vt_product Tablet 100 Table customer",
-	"Blacklisted tables customer will be removed from:",
+	"Blacklisted tables [customer] will be removed from:",
 	"	Keyspace product Shard 0 Tablet 100",
 	"Delete reverse vreplication streams on source:",
 	"	Keyspace product Shard 0 Workflow p2c_reverse DbName vt_product Tablet 100",
diff --git a/go/vt/wrangler/switcher_dry_run.go b/go/vt/wrangler/switcher_dry_run.go
index 9e1e101fc7c..6f7a505ce6c 100644
--- a/go/vt/wrangler/switcher_dry_run.go
+++ b/go/vt/wrangler/switcher_dry_run.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func (dr *switcherDryRun) switchTableReads(ctx context.Context, cells []string,
 		tabletTypes = append(tabletTypes, servedType.String())
 	}
 	tables := strings.Join(dr.ts.tables, ",")
-	dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Switch reads for tables %s to keyspace %s for tablet types %s",
+	dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Switch reads for tables [%s] to keyspace %s for tablet types [%s]",
 		tables, ks, strings.Join(tabletTypes, ",")))
-	dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Routing rules for tables %s will be updated", tables))
+	dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Routing rules for tables [%s] will be updated", tables))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (dr *switcherDryRun) createJournals(ctx context.Context, sourceWorkflows []
 }
 
 func (dr *switcherDryRun) allowTargetWrites(ctx context.Context) error {
-	dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Enable writes on keyspace %s tables %s", dr.ts.targetKeyspace, strings.Join(dr.ts.tables, ",")))
+	dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Enable writes on keyspace %s tables [%s]", dr.ts.targetKeyspace, strings.Join(dr.ts.tables, ",")))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (dr *switcherDryRun) changeRouting(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var deleteLogs, addLogs []string
 	if dr.ts.migrationType == binlogdatapb.MigrationType_TABLES {
 		tables := strings.Join(dr.ts.tables, ",")
-		dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Routing rules for tables %s will be updated", tables))
+		dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Routing rules for tables [%s] will be updated", tables))
 		return nil
 	}
 	deleteLogs = nil
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (dr *switcherDryRun) stopSourceWrites(ctx context.Context) error {
 		logs = append(logs, fmt.Sprintf("\tKeyspace %s, Shard %s at Position %s", dr.ts.sourceKeyspace, source.si.ShardName(), position))
 	}
 	if len(logs) > 0 {
-		dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Stop writes on keyspace %s, tables %s:", dr.ts.sourceKeyspace, strings.Join(dr.ts.tables, ",")))
+		dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Stop writes on keyspace %s, tables [%s]:", dr.ts.sourceKeyspace, strings.Join(dr.ts.tables, ",")))
 		dr.drLog.LogSlice(logs)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (dr *switcherDryRun) dropSourceBlacklistedTables(ctx context.Context) error
 		logs = append(logs, fmt.Sprintf("\tKeyspace %s Shard %s Tablet %d", si.Keyspace(), si.ShardName(), si.MasterAlias.Uid))
 	}
 	if len(logs) > 0 {
-		dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Blacklisted tables %s will be removed from:", strings.Join(dr.ts.tables, ",")))
+		dr.drLog.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Blacklisted tables [%s] will be removed from:", strings.Join(dr.ts.tables, ",")))
 		dr.drLog.LogSlice(logs)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/go/vt/wrangler/traffic_switcher_test.go b/go/vt/wrangler/traffic_switcher_test.go
index e5e40aaf79a..5760220a8b8 100644
--- a/go/vt/wrangler/traffic_switcher_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/wrangler/traffic_switcher_test.go
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ func TestTableMigrateOneToMany(t *testing.T) {
 		"Dropping these tables from the database and removing them from the vschema for keyspace ks1:",
 		"	Keyspace ks1 Shard 0 DbName vt_ks1 Tablet 10 Table t1",
 		"	Keyspace ks1 Shard 0 DbName vt_ks1 Tablet 10 Table t2",
-		"Blacklisted tables t1,t2 will be removed from:",
+		"Blacklisted tables [t1,t2] will be removed from:",
 		"	Keyspace ks1 Shard 0 Tablet 10",
 		"Delete reverse vreplication streams on source:",
 		"	Keyspace ks1 Shard 0 Workflow test_reverse DbName vt_ks1 Tablet 10",
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ func TestTableMigrateOneToMany(t *testing.T) {
 		"Renaming these tables from the database and removing them from the vschema for keyspace ks1:", "	" +
 			"Keyspace ks1 Shard 0 DbName vt_ks1 Tablet 10 Table t1",
 		"	Keyspace ks1 Shard 0 DbName vt_ks1 Tablet 10 Table t2",
-		"Blacklisted tables t1,t2 will be removed from:",
+		"Blacklisted tables [t1,t2] will be removed from:",
 		"	Keyspace ks1 Shard 0 Tablet 10",
 		"Delete reverse vreplication streams on source:",
 		"	Keyspace ks1 Shard 0 Workflow test_reverse DbName vt_ks1 Tablet 10",
@@ -930,21 +930,21 @@ func TestTableMigrateOneToManyDryRun(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wantdryRunReads := []string{
 		"Lock keyspace ks1",
-		"Switch reads for tables t1,t2 to keyspace ks2 for tablet types RDONLY",
-		"Routing rules for tables t1,t2 will be updated",
+		"Switch reads for tables [t1,t2] to keyspace ks2 for tablet types [RDONLY]",
+		"Routing rules for tables [t1,t2] will be updated",
 		"Unlock keyspace ks1",
 	}
 	wantdryRunWrites := []string{
 		"Lock keyspace ks1",
 		"Lock keyspace ks2",
-		"Stop writes on keyspace ks1, tables t1,t2:",
+		"Stop writes on keyspace ks1, tables [t1,t2]:",
 		"\tKeyspace ks1, Shard 0 at Position MariaDB/5-456-892",
 		"Wait for VReplication on stopped streams to catchup for upto 1s",
 		"Create reverse replication workflow test_reverse",
 		"Create journal entries on source databases",
-		"Enable writes on keyspace ks2 tables t1,t2",
+		"Enable writes on keyspace ks2 tables [t1,t2]",
 		"Switch routing from keyspace ks1 to keyspace ks2",
-		"Routing rules for tables t1,t2 will be updated",
+		"Routing rules for tables [t1,t2] will be updated",
 		"SwitchWrites completed, freeze and delete vreplication streams on:",
 		"	tablet 20",
 		"	tablet 30",