diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index b0db46054..0ecda0405 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ type DagSpec struct {
 	// ExportMerkleProof is applicable only when exporting to a CAR file via a path textselector
 	// When true, in addition to the selection target, the resulting CAR will contain every block along the
 	// path back to, and including the original root
-	// When false the resulting CAR contains only the blocks of the target subdag 
+	// When false the resulting CAR contains only the blocks of the target subdag
 	ExportMerkleProof bool
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/client_retr.go b/cli/client_retr.go
index 24800c359..5ac22ce8b 100644
--- a/cli/client_retr.go
+++ b/cli/client_retr.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Examples:
 			Usage:   "IPLD datamodel text-path selector, or IPLD json selector",
 		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name: "car-export-merkle-proof",
+			Name:  "car-export-merkle-proof",
 			Usage: "(requires --data-selector and --car) Export data-selector merkle proof",
 		},
 	}, retrFlagsCommon...),