diff --git a/procrastinate/contrib/django/admin.py b/procrastinate/contrib/django/admin.py
index 1abd662b0..fd4ac7c71 100644
--- a/procrastinate/contrib/django/admin.py
+++ b/procrastinate/contrib/django/admin.py
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.db.models import Prefetch
+from django.http import JsonResponse
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+from django.urls import path, reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
-from django.utils.html import format_html
+from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
+from procrastinate.utils import ellipsize_middle
+
 from . import models
 
 JOB_STATUS_EMOJI_MAPPING = {
@@ -90,6 +94,17 @@ def get_queryset(self, request):
             )
         )
 
+    def get_urls(self):
+        urls = super().get_urls()
+        custom_urls = [
+            path(
+                "<int:job_id>/full_args/",
+                self.admin_site.admin_view(self.full_args_view),
+                name="full_args",
+            ),
+        ]
+        return custom_urls + urls
+
     @admin.display(description="Status")
     def pretty_status(self, instance: models.ProcrastinateJob) -> str:
         emoji = JOB_STATUS_EMOJI_MAPPING.get(instance.status, "")
@@ -106,12 +121,19 @@ def short_task_name(self, instance: models.ProcrastinateJob) -> str:
 
     @admin.display(description="Args")
     def pretty_args(self, instance: models.ProcrastinateJob) -> str:
-        indent = 2 if len(instance.args) > 1 or len(str(instance.args)) > 30 else None
-        pretty_json = json.dumps(instance.args, indent=indent)
-        if len(pretty_json) > 2000:
-            pretty_json = pretty_json[:2000] + "..."
+        rows = format_html_join(
+            "\n",
+            "<tr><td>{}</td><td>{}</td></tr>",
+            (
+                (key, ellipsize_middle(json.dumps(value)))
+                for key, value in instance.args.items()
+            ),
+        )
         return format_html(
-            '<pre style="margin: 0">{pretty_json}</pre>', pretty_json=pretty_json
+            "<table>{rows}</table>"
+            '<div style="margin-top: 8px"><a href="{full_args_url}">View unformatted</a></div>',
+            rows=rows,
+            full_args_url=reverse("admin:full_args", kwargs={"job_id": instance.id}),
         )
 
     @admin.display(description="Summary")
@@ -128,3 +150,7 @@ def summary(self, instance: models.ProcrastinateJob) -> str:
                 ).strip()
             )
         return ""
+
+    def full_args_view(self, request, job_id):
+        instance = models.ProcrastinateJob.objects.get(id=job_id)
+        return JsonResponse(instance.args)
diff --git a/procrastinate/jobs.py b/procrastinate/jobs.py
index 3f2f8f1f2..0dab344d8 100644
--- a/procrastinate/jobs.py
+++ b/procrastinate/jobs.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from typing_extensions import Literal
 
 from procrastinate import types
+from procrastinate.utils import ellipsize_middle
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from procrastinate import manager
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ def evolve(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Job:
     @cached_property
     def call_string(self):
         kwargs_string = ", ".join(
-            f"{key}={value!r}" for key, value in self.task_kwargs.items()
+            f"{key}={ellipsize_middle(repr(value))}"
+            for key, value in self.task_kwargs.items()
         )
         return f"{self.task_name}[{self.id}]({kwargs_string})"
 
diff --git a/procrastinate/utils.py b/procrastinate/utils.py
index 37d100634..77b0ca9e7 100644
--- a/procrastinate/utils.py
+++ b/procrastinate/utils.py
@@ -329,3 +329,17 @@ def queues_display(queues: Iterable[str] | None) -> str:
         return f"queues {', '.join(queues)}"
     else:
         return "all queues"
+
+
+def ellipsize_middle(
+    value: str, max_length: int = 100, suffix_length: int = 20, ellipsis: str = "..."
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Limits the length of a string to `max_length` by placing `ellipsis` in the middle, preserving `suffix_length` at the end.
+    """
+    prefix_length = max_length - len(ellipsis) - suffix_length
+
+    if len(value) > max_length:
+        return value[:prefix_length] + ellipsis + value[-suffix_length:]
+    else:
+        return value
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_jobs.py b/tests/unit/test_jobs.py
index 3c6d5de8c..99159fa5b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_jobs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import datetime
+import json
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ def test_job_get_context(job_factory, scheduled_at, context_scheduled_at):
     }
 
 
+def test_log_context_does_not_grow_infinitely(job_factory):
+    large_arg_len = 10**5
+    job = job_factory(
+        task_kwargs={"large_arg": "a" * large_arg_len},
+    )
+
+    assert len(json.dumps(job.log_context())) < large_arg_len
+
+
 def test_job_evolve(job_factory):
     job = job_factory(id=12, task_name="mytask", lock="sher", queue="marsupilami")
     expected = job_factory(id=13, task_name="mytask", lock="bu", queue="marsupilami")