diff --git a/acmd.go b/acmd.go
index 6ee2fbd..8f6d6cc 100644
--- a/acmd.go
+++ b/acmd.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ var defaultUsage = func(w io.Writer) func(cfg Config, cmds []Command) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n\n", cfg.AppDescription)
 		}
 
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Usage:\n\n    %s <command> [arguments]\n\nThe commands are:\n\n", cfg.AppName)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Usage:\n\n    %s <command> [arguments...]\n\nThe commands are:\n\n", cfg.AppName)
 		printCommands(w, cmds)
 
 		if cfg.Version != "" {
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ func printCommands(w io.Writer, cmds []Command) {
 	minwidth, tabwidth, padding, padchar, flags := 0, 0, 11, byte(' '), uint(0)
 	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(w, minwidth, tabwidth, padding, padchar, flags)
 	for _, cmd := range cmds {
-		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "    %s\t%s\n", cmd.Name, cmd.Description)
+		desc := cmd.Description
+		if desc == "" {
+			desc = "<no description>"
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "    %s\t%s\n", cmd.Name, desc)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprint(tw, "\n")
 	tw.Flush()
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index f0eefc7..4b2bbb1 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@ func ExampleHelp() {
 			Do:          nopFunc,
 		},
 		{
-			Name:        "boom",
-			Description: "bombom",
-			Do:          nopFunc,
+			Name: "boom",
+			Do:   nopFunc,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -92,11 +91,11 @@ func ExampleHelp() {
 	//
 	// Usage:
 	//
-	//     acmd-example <command> [arguments]
+	//     acmd-example <command> [arguments...]
 	//
 	// The commands are:
 	//
-	//     boom              bombom
+	//     boom              <no description>
 	//     help              shows help message
 	//     now               prints current time
 	//     status            prints status of the system