diff --git a/internal/completion/group.go b/internal/completion/group.go
index 2d01308..2298baf 100644
--- a/internal/completion/group.go
+++ b/internal/completion/group.go
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ func (g *group) longestValueDescribed(vals []Candidate) int {
 			longestVal = val.displayLen
 		}
 
+		if val.descLen > longestDesc {
+			longestDesc = val.descLen
+
+		}
+
 		if val.descLen > longestDesc {
 			longestDesc = val.descLen
 		}
@@ -334,6 +339,10 @@ func (g *group) longestValueDescribed(vals []Candidate) int {
 		longestDesc += descSeparatorLen
 	}
 
+	if longestDesc > 0 {
+		longestDesc += descSeparatorLen
+	}
+
 	// Always add one: there is at least one space between each column.
 	return longestVal + longestDesc + 1
 }