diff --git a/Anvil/Tools/Words.pm b/Anvil/Tools/Words.pm
index ff6fb0b8..a6fb6e77 100644
--- a/Anvil/Tools/Words.pm
+++ b/Anvil/Tools/Words.pm
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ Parameters;
 
 This sets the string to be cleaned. If it is not passed in, or if the string is empty, then an empty string will be returned without error.
 
-=head3 merge_spaces (optional, default 1)
+=head3 merge_spaces (optional)
 
-This is a boolean value (0 or 1) that, if set, will merge multiple spaces into a single space. If not set, multiple spaces will be left as is. 
+This is a boolean value (0 or 1) that, if set, will merge multiple spaces into a single space. If not set, multiple spaces will be left as is. The default is '1'.
 
 =cut
 sub clean_spaces