diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/inspect.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/inspect.go
index 991563dd4..53106ba44 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/inspect.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ var InspectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Run an inspect server for investigating Tendermint state.",
 	Long: `
 	inspect runs a subset of Tendermint's RPC endpoints that are useful for debugging
-	issues with Tendermint. When the tendermint consensus engine detects inconsistent
-	state, it will crash the tendermint process. Tendermint will not start up while in this
-	inconsistent state. 
+	issues with Tendermint.
 
+	When the Tendermint consensus engine detects inconsistent state, it will crash the
+	tendermint process. Tendermint will not start up while in this inconsistent state. 
 	The inspect command can be used to query the block and state store using Tendermint
 	RPC calls to debug issues of inconsistent state.
 	`,