diff --git a/src/hwylterm/hwylcli.nim b/src/hwylterm/hwylcli.nim
index 6c2633d..b91b5a7 100644
--- a/src/hwylterm/hwylcli.nim
+++ b/src/hwylterm/hwylcli.nim
@@ -104,22 +104,24 @@ func render*(cli: HwylCliHelp, subcmd: HwylSubCmdHelp): string =
 func render*(cli: HwylCliHelp): string =
   if cli.header != "":
     result.add cli.header
-  if cli.usage != "":
     result.add "\n\n"
+  if cli.usage != "":
     result.add "[" & cli.styles.header & "]"
     result.add "usage[/]:\n"
     result.add indent(cli.usage, 2 )
+    result.add "\n"
   if cli.description != "":
-    result.add "\n\n"
+    result.add "\n"
     result.add cli.description
+    result.add "\n"
   if cli.subcmds.len > 0:
-    result.add "\n\n"
+    result.add "\n"
     result.add "[" & cli.styles.header & "]"
     result.add "subcommands[/]:\n"
     for s in cli.subcmds:
       result.add cli.render(s)
+    result.add "\n"
   if cli.flags.len > 0:
-    result.add "\n\n"
     result.add "[" & cli.styles.header & "]"
     result.add "flags[/]:\n"
     for f in cli.flags:
diff --git a/tests/example.nim b/tests/example.nim
index 9da1971..0afa866 100644
--- a/tests/example.nim
+++ b/tests/example.nim
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ hwylCli:
     echo fmt"{yes=}, {color=}"
   subcommands:
     [one]
-    ... """
+    help:
+      description """
     the first subcommand
 
     this command features both an enum flag and a Count flag