diff --git a/doc/man/man1/sinfo.1 b/doc/man/man1/sinfo.1
index 973fc7f7f26c2e57b389a26df4d23013b7bbb12e..3013783ba394621871418358aa65d7e0b1211b72 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/sinfo.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/sinfo.1
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Specify the information to be displayed using an \fBsinfo\fR
 format string. Format strings transparently used by \fBsinfo\fR
 when running with various options are
 .RS
-.TP 6
+.TP 15
 .I "default"
 "%9P %5a %.9l %.5D %6t %N"
 .TP 
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ when running with various options are
 "%35R %N"
 .RE
 
+.IP
 In the above format strings the use of "#" represents the
 maximum length of an node list to be printed.
-
+.IP
 The field specifications available include: 
 .RS
 .TP 4