diff --git a/bigchaindb/commands/bigchaindb.py b/bigchaindb/commands/bigchaindb.py
index ed85d9e6..27219ee8 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/commands/bigchaindb.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/commands/bigchaindb.py
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ def run_upsert_validator_new(args, bigchain):
 
 
 def run_upsert_validator_approve(args, bigchain):
-    """Approve an election to add/update/remove a validator to an
-    existing BigchainDB network
+    """Approve an election to add/update/remove a validator to an existing BigchainDB network
+
     :param args: dict
         args = {
         'election_id': the election_id of the election (str)