diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 88d4523e34ef..1353b87debd0 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -2466,11 +2466,11 @@ impl ui::menu::Item for MappableCommand {
         match self {
             MappableCommand::Typable { doc, name, .. } => match keymap.get(name as &String) {
                 Some(bindings) => format!("{} ({}) [{}]", doc, fmt_binding(bindings), name).into(),
-                None => doc.as_str().into(),
+                None => format!("{} [{}]", doc, name).into(),
             },
             MappableCommand::Static { doc, name, .. } => match keymap.get(*name) {
                 Some(bindings) => format!("{} ({}) [{}]", doc, fmt_binding(bindings), name).into(),
-                None => (*doc).into(),
+                None => format!("{} [{}]", doc, name).into(),
             },
         }
     }