diff --git a/frappe/utils/messages.py b/frappe/utils/messages.py
index a38625d101..c79c996aa6 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/messages.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/messages.py
@@ -69,12 +69,14 @@ def msgprint(
 
 	if sys.stdin and sys.stdin.isatty():
 		if out.as_list:
-			msg = [_strip_html_tags(msg) for msg in out.message]
+			out.message = [_strip_html_tags(cell) for cell in msg]
+		elif out.as_table:
+			out.message = [[_strip_html_tags(cell) for cell in row] for row in msg]
 		else:
-			msg = _strip_html_tags(out.message)
+			out.message = _strip_html_tags(msg)
 
 	if frappe.flags.print_messages and out.message:
-		print(f"Message: {_strip_html_tags(out.message)}")
+		print(f"Message: {out.message}")
 
 	out.title = title or _("Message", context="Default title of the message dialog")