diff --git a/tools/sniffles/sniffles.xml b/tools/sniffles/sniffles.xml
index a6bf7c3a40f..3e207726f47 100644
--- a/tools/sniffles/sniffles.xml
+++ b/tools/sniffles/sniffles.xml
@@ -160,21 +160,22 @@ General
 -------
 
 
-+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Parameter                 | Description                                                           |
-+===========================+=======================================================================+
-| Minimum Support           | Minimum number of reads supporting a SV to be reported. Default:auto  |
-+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Maximum Number of Splits  | Maximum number of split segments per kb a read is aligned at before   |
-|                           | it is ignored. Default: 7                                             |
-+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Minimum SV Length         | Minimum length of SV to be reported. Default: 50bp                    |
-+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Minimum Mapping Quality   | Minimum mapping quality of alignment to be taken into account.        |
-|                           | Default: 20                                                           |
-+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Minimum alignment length  | Reads with less length aligned will be ignored. Default 100           |
-+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
++----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  Parameter                 |   Description                                                           |
++============================+=========================================================================+
+|  Minimum Support           |   Minimum number of reads supporting a SV to be reported. Default:auto  |
++----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  Maximum Number of Splits  |   Maximum number of split segments per kb a read is aligned at before   |
+|                            |   it is ignored. Default: 7                                             |
++----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  Minimum SV Length         |   Minimum length of SV to be reported. Default: 50bp                    |
++----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  Minimum Mapping Quality   |   Minimum mapping quality of alignment to be taken into account.        |
+|                            |   Default: 20                                                           |
++----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  Minimum alignment length  |   Reads with less length aligned will be ignored. Default 100           |
++----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
 
 
 
@@ -182,25 +183,27 @@ Clustering Options
 ------------------
 
 
-+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Parameter                              | Description                                                           |
-+========================================+=======================================================================+
-| Cluster bin size                       | Initial cluster bin size. Default 100                                 |
-+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Cluster Multiplier                     | Multiplier for SV start position standard deviation criterion in      |
-|                                        | cluster merging [2.5]                                                 |
-+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
++---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  Parameter          |  Description                                                           |
++=====================+========================================================================+
+|  Cluster bin size   |  Initial cluster bin size. Default 100                                 |
++---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  Cluster Multiplier |  Multiplier for SV start position standard deviation criterion in      |
+|                     |  cluster merging [2.5]                                                 |
++---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
 
 
 Advanced Options
 ----------------
 
 
-+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Parameter                              | Description                                                                  |
-+========================================+==============================================================================+
-| Mosaic                                 | Set Sniffles run mode to detect rare, somatic and mosaic SVs (default: False)|
-+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
++-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  Parameter  |   Description                                                                  |
++=============+================================================================================+
+|  Mosaic     |   Set Sniffles run mode to detect rare, somatic and mosaic SVs (default: False)|
++-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 
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