diff --git a/source/libs/command/inc/commandInt.h b/source/libs/command/inc/commandInt.h
index cc3e1d8b55..771baca2ab 100644
--- a/source/libs/command/inc/commandInt.h
+++ b/source/libs/command/inc/commandInt.h
@@ -79,10 +79,14 @@ typedef struct SExplainCtx {
 
 #define INVERAL_TIME_FROM_PRECISION_TO_UNIT(_t, _u, _p) (((_u) == 'n' || (_u) == 'y') ? (_t) : (convertTimeFromPrecisionToUnit(_t, _p, _u)))
 
-#define EXPLAIN_ROW_NEW(level, ...)                                                                       \
-  do {                                                                                                    \
-    tlen = snprintf(tbuf + VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE, TSDB_EXPLAIN_RESULT_ROW_SIZE, "%*s%s", (level) * 2, "", (isVerboseLine ? "" : "-> "));     \
-    tlen += snprintf(tbuf + VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE + tlen, TSDB_EXPLAIN_RESULT_ROW_SIZE - tlen, __VA_ARGS__); \
+#define EXPLAIN_ROW_NEW(level, ...)                                                                               \
+  do {                                                                                                            \
+    if (isVerboseLine) {                                                                                          \
+      tlen = snprintf(tbuf + VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE, TSDB_EXPLAIN_RESULT_ROW_SIZE, "%*s", (level) * 2 + 3, "");       \
+    } else {                                                                                                      \
+      tlen = snprintf(tbuf + VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE, TSDB_EXPLAIN_RESULT_ROW_SIZE, "%*s%s", (level) * 2, "", "-> ");  \
+    }                                                                                                             \
+    tlen += snprintf(tbuf + VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE + tlen, TSDB_EXPLAIN_RESULT_ROW_SIZE - tlen, __VA_ARGS__);         \
   } while (0)
   
 #define EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(...) tlen += snprintf(tbuf + VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE + tlen, TSDB_EXPLAIN_RESULT_ROW_SIZE - tlen, __VA_ARGS__)