diff --git a/src/lolwut.c b/src/lolwut.c
index 19cbcf642..ba7e1069e 100644
--- a/src/lolwut.c
+++ b/src/lolwut.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ void lolwutUnstableCommand(client *c) {
     sds rendered = sdsnew("Redis ver. ");
     rendered = sdscat(rendered,REDIS_VERSION);
     rendered = sdscatlen(rendered,"\n",1);
-    addReplyBulkSds(c,rendered);
+    addReplyVerbatim(c,rendered,sdslen(rendered),"txt");
+    sdsfree(rendered);
 }
 
 void lolwutCommand(client *c) {
diff --git a/src/lolwut5.c b/src/lolwut5.c
index 8408b378d..52a98c0d7 100644
--- a/src/lolwut5.c
+++ b/src/lolwut5.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ void lolwut5Command(client *c) {
         "\nGeorg Nees - schotter, plotter on paper, 1968. Redis ver. ");
     rendered = sdscat(rendered,REDIS_VERSION);
     rendered = sdscatlen(rendered,"\n",1);
-    addReplyBulkSds(c,rendered);
+    addReplyVerbatim(c,rendered,sdslen(rendered),"txt");
+    sdsfree(rendered);
     lwFreeCanvas(canvas);
 }