diff --git a/lib/optimist.rb b/lib/optimist.rb
index 9aa8962..73ef909 100644
--- a/lib/optimist.rb
+++ b/lib/optimist.rb
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ def parse(_paramlist, _neg_given)
   def type_format ; "" ; end
 
   def educate
-    (short? ? "-#{short}, " : "") + "--#{long}" + type_format + (flag? && default ? ", --no-#{long}" : "")
+    (short? ? "-#{short}, " : "    ") + "--#{long}" + type_format + (flag? && default ? ", --no-#{long}" : "")
   end
 
   ## Format the educate-line description including the default-value(s)
diff --git a/test/optimist/parser_test.rb b/test/optimist/parser_test.rb
index fbb3b4a..8fd4fce 100644
--- a/test/optimist/parser_test.rb
+++ b/test/optimist/parser_test.rb
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ def test_multi_line_description
     @p.educate(out)
     assert_equal <<-EOM, out.string
 Options:
-  --arg=<i>    This is an arg
-               with a multi-line description
+      --arg=<i>    This is an arg
+                   with a multi-line description
     EOM
   end