diff --git a/src/command.ts b/src/command.ts
index 3445b60a..51e9911b 100644
--- a/src/command.ts
+++ b/src/command.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default class CommandHelp {
     if (!description) return
     return [
       bold('DESCRIPTION'),
-      indent(wrap(description, this.opts.maxWidth - 2, {trim: false, hard: true}), 2),
+      indent(wrap(description.trim(), this.opts.maxWidth - 2, {trim: false, hard: true}), 2),
     ].join('\n')
   }