diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/dt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/dt/default.nix
index 8b892f6126ea..dfe820a6f6cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/dt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/dt/default.nix
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://dt.plumbing";
-    description = "Duct tape for your unix pipes.";
+    description = "Duct tape for your unix pipes";
     longDescription = ''
-       dt is a utility and programming language. The utility is intended for
-       ergonomic in-the-shell execution. The language is straightforward (in
-       the most literal sense) with a minimal syntax that allows for
-       high-level, higher-order programming.
+      dt is a utility and programming language. The utility is intended for
+      ergonomic in-the-shell execution. The language is straightforward (in
+      the most literal sense) with a minimal syntax that allows for
+      high-level, higher-order programming.
 
-       It's meant to supplement (not replace!) other tools like awk, sed,
-       xargs, and shell built-ins. Something like the Perl one-liners popular
-       yesteryear, but hopefully easier to read and reason through.
+      It's meant to supplement (not replace!) other tools like awk, sed,
+      xargs, and shell built-ins. Something like the Perl one-liners popular
+      yesteryear, but hopefully easier to read and reason through.
 
-       In short, dt is intended to be generally useful, with zero pretense of
-       elegance.
+      In short, dt is intended to be generally useful, with zero pretense of
+      elegance.
     '';
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ booniepepper ];