diff --git a/click_man/core.py b/click_man/core.py
index 73b431d..cecf510 100644
--- a/click_man/core.py
+++ b/click_man/core.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import os
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+from inspect import cleandoc
 
 import click
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def generate_man_page(ctx, version=None):
     man_page = ManPage(ctx.command_path)
     man_page.version = version
     man_page.short_help = get_short_help_str(ctx.command)
-    man_page.description = ctx.command.help
+    man_page.description = cleandoc(ctx.command.help)
     man_page.synopsis = ' '.join(ctx.command.collect_usage_pieces(ctx))
     man_page.options = [x.get_help_record(ctx) for x in ctx.command.params if isinstance(x, click.Option)]
     commands = getattr(ctx.command, 'commands', None)