diff --git a/redash/models.py b/redash/models.py
index 39f9e74e7e..9082ac9ce3 100644
--- a/redash/models.py
+++ b/redash/models.py
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ def store_result(cls, org, data_source, query_hash, query, data, run_time, retri
         try:
             data_scanned_information = json.loads(data)['data_scanned']
         except (ValueError, TypeError) as e:
-            data_scanned_information = e
+            data_scanned_information = 'error'
 
         query_result = cls(org=org,
                            query_hash=query_hash,