diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/merge/README.md b/plugins/aggregators/merge/README.md
index 6f959a1e8..89f7f0983 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/merge/README.md
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/merge/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ be handled more efficiently by the output.
   ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
   ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
   drop_original = true
-  
 ```
 
 ### Example
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge.go b/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge.go
index 8d36681f2..083c8fd3e 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 const (
 	description  = "Merge metrics into multifield metrics by series key"
 	sampleConfig = `
-	## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-  	## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-  	drop_original = true
-	`
+  ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
+  ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
+  drop_original = true
+`
 )
 
 type Merge struct {