diff --git a/src/lsp/cobol_lsp/lsp_request.ml b/src/lsp/cobol_lsp/lsp_request.ml
index 337dc136a..8875feb81 100644
--- a/src/lsp/cobol_lsp/lsp_request.ml
+++ b/src/lsp/cobol_lsp/lsp_request.ml
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ let doc_of_datadef ~rev_comments ~filename data_def =
       end (None, None) rev_comments
     in
     match inline, full_line with
-    | Some comment, _ -> "\n---\n" ^ String.sub comment 3 (String.length comment - 3)
-    | None, Some comment -> "\n---\n" ^ String.sub comment 2 (String.length comment - 2)
+    | Some comment, _ -> "\n---\n" ^ String.sub comment 2 (String.length comment - 2)
+    | None, Some comment -> "\n---\n" ^ String.sub comment 1 (String.length comment - 1)
     | _ -> ""
 
 let lookup_data_definition_for_hover cu_name element_at_pos group =
diff --git a/test/lsp/lsp_hover.ml b/test/lsp/lsp_hover.ml
index 7fa51c180..955e8d468 100644
--- a/test/lsp/lsp_hover.ml
+++ b/test/lsp/lsp_hover.ml
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ let%expect_test "hover-comment" =
     Group of 2 subfields
     Size: 16 bits
     ---
-    inline comment
+     inline comment
     (line 12, character 25):
     __rootdir__/prog.cob:13.24-13.29:
       10         * val2 only line comment
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ let%expect_test "hover-comment" =
     ```
     ALPHANUMERIC(1)
     ---
-    val1 only inline comment
+     val1 only inline comment
     (line 12, character 31):
     __rootdir__/prog.cob:13.30-13.35:
       10         * val2 only line comment
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ let%expect_test "hover-comment" =
     ```
     ALPHANUMERIC(1)
     ---
-    val2 only line comment |}];;
+     val2 only line comment |}];;
 
 
 let%expect_test "hover-comment-copy" =