diff --git a/app/util/cli-cmd.ts b/app/util/cli-cmd.ts
index d4154c394e..00e413811c 100644
--- a/app/util/cli-cmd.ts
+++ b/app/util/cli-cmd.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 
 export const cliCmd = {
   serialConsole: ({ project, instance }: { project: string; instance: string }) =>
-    `oxide instance serial console\n--project ${project}\n--instance ${instance}`,
+    `oxide instance serial console \\\n--project ${project} \\\n--instance ${instance}`,
 }