diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/inspect_table.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/inspect_table.rs
index 447bf87ca3..2ffe0ec7d1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/inspect_table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/inspect_table.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ pub fn build_table(value: Value, description: String, termsize: usize) -> String
     }
 
     if val_table_width > desc_table_width {
-        increase_string_width(&mut desc, val_table_width);
+        desc_width += val_table_width - desc_table_width;
+        increase_string_width(&mut desc, desc_width);
     }
 
     if desc_table_width > termsize {