diff --git a/docs/scarpet/language/SystemFunctions.md b/docs/scarpet/language/SystemFunctions.md
index e25b48ba..611057d2 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/language/SystemFunctions.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/language/SystemFunctions.md
@@ -46,15 +46,22 @@ number('3bar') => null
 number('2')+number('2') => 4
 </pre>
 
-### `str(expr, params? ... ), str(expr, param_list)`
+### `str(expr)`,`str(expr, params? ... )`, `str(expr, param_list)`
 
-Returns a formatted string representing expression. Accepts formatting style accepted by `String.format`. 
-Supported types (with `"%?"` syntax):
+If called with one argument, returns string representation of such value.
+
+Otherwise, returns a formatted string representing the expression. Arguments for formatting can either be provided as
+ each consecutive parameter, or as a list which then would be the only extra parameter. To format one list argument
+ , you can use `str(list)`, or `str('foo %s', l(list))`.
+
+Accepts formatting style accepted by `String.format`. 
+Supported types (with `"%<?>"` syntax):
 
 *   `d`, `o`, `x`: integers, octal, hex
 *   `a`, `e`, `f`, `g`: floats
 *   `b`: booleans
 *   `s`: strings
+*   `%%`: '%' character
 
 <pre>
 str(null) => null
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/Expression.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/Expression.java
index daf0a4cf..6d5174c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/Expression.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/Expression.java
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ public class Expression
             if (lv.size() == 1)
                 return new StringValue(format);
             int argIndex = 1;
-            if (lv.get(1) instanceof ListValue)
+            if (lv.get(1) instanceof ListValue && lv.size() == 2)
             {
                 lv = ((ListValue) lv.get(1)).getItems();
                 argIndex = 0;