diff --git a/cmd/gaiad/cmd/README.md b/cmd/gaiad/cmd/README.md
index ba5a0d3b132..bd71198b792 100644
--- a/cmd/gaiad/cmd/README.md
+++ b/cmd/gaiad/cmd/README.md
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ make build BUILD_TAGS="unsafe_start_local_validator"
 Example of running the command:
 
 ```shell
-./gaiad testnet unsafe-start-local-validator  
---validator-operator="cosmosvaloper17fjdcqy7g80pn0seexcch5pg0dtvs45p57t97r"  
---validator-pubkey="SLpHEfzQHuuNO9J1BB/hXyiH6c1NmpoIVQ2pMWmyctE=" 
---validator-privkey="AiayvI2px5CZVl/uOGmacfFjcIBoyk3Oa2JPBO6zEcdIukcR/NAe64070nUEH+FfKIfpzU2amghVDakxabJy0Q=="  
+./gaiad testnet unsafe-start-local-validator \
+--validator-operator="cosmosvaloper17fjdcqy7g80pn0seexcch5pg0dtvs45p57t97r" \
+--validator-pubkey="SLpHEfzQHuuNO9J1BB/hXyiH6c1NmpoIVQ2pMWmyctE=" \
+--validator-privkey="AiayvI2px5CZVl/uOGmacfFjcIBoyk3Oa2JPBO6zEcdIukcR/NAe64070nUEH+FfKIfpzU2amghVDakxabJy0Q==" \
 --accounts-to-fund="cosmos1ju6tlfclulxumtt2kglvnxduj5d93a64r5czge,cosmos1r5v5srda7xfth3hn2s26txvrcrntldjumt8mhl"  
-[other gaiad start flags]
 ```
 
 ## Local setup