diff --git a/lib/debug/server_cdp.rb b/lib/debug/server_cdp.rb
index 3826f1242..9adb09795 100644
--- a/lib/debug/server_cdp.rb
+++ b/lib/debug/server_cdp.rb
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ def sock skip: false
       yield $stderr
     end
 
-    def puts result=''
+    def puts result = ""
       # STDERR.puts "puts: #{result}"
       # send_event 'output', category: 'stderr', output: "PUTS!!: " + result.to_s
     end
diff --git a/lib/debug/server_dap.rb b/lib/debug/server_dap.rb
index 87c22ca45..7502182a4 100644
--- a/lib/debug/server_dap.rb
+++ b/lib/debug/server_dap.rb
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ def respond req, res
       send_response(req, **res)
     end
 
-    def puts result
+    def puts result = ""
       # STDERR.puts "puts: #{result}"
       send_event 'output', category: 'console', output: "#{result&.chomp}\n"
     end