diff --git a/internal/app/run/runner.go b/internal/app/run/runner.go
index 05a02163..20dd1106 100644
--- a/internal/app/run/runner.go
+++ b/internal/app/run/runner.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func logAndReport(reporter *report.Reporter, message string, args ...any) {
 
 func explainFailedGenerateWorkflow(task *runnerv1.Task, log func(message string, args ...any), err error) error {
 	for n, line := range strings.Split(string(task.WorkflowPayload), "\n") {
-		log("%d: %s", n+1, line)
+		log("%5d: %s", n+1, line)
 	}
 	log("Errors were found and although they tend to be cryptic the line number they refer to gives a hint as to where the problem might be.")
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(err.Error(), "\n") {
diff --git a/internal/app/run/runner_test.go b/internal/app/run/runner_test.go
index 78348fc2..ae0470c9 100644
--- a/internal/app/run/runner_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/run/runner_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestExplainFailedGenerateWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 	generateWorkflowError := errors.New("message 1\nmessage 2")
 	err := explainFailedGenerateWorkflow(task, log, generateWorkflowError)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "1: on: [push]\n2: jobs:\n3: \nErrors were found and although they tend to be cryptic the line number they refer to gives a hint as to where the problem might be.\nmessage 1\nmessage 2\n", logged)
+	assert.Equal(t, "    1: on: [push]\n    2: jobs:\n    3: \nErrors were found and although they tend to be cryptic the line number they refer to gives a hint as to where the problem might be.\nmessage 1\nmessage 2\n", logged)
 }
 
 func TestLabelUpdate(t *testing.T) {