diff --git a/cmd/cli/main.go b/cmd/cli/main.go
index 897a139..6472c7f 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/main.go
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ func Main() {
 	w := bufio.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
 	defer w.Flush()
 
+	maxAccW := 0
+	for _, delta := range deltas.Like(q).Group(group) {
+		if accW := len(delta.Name); accW > maxAccW {
+			maxAccW = accW
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch cmd[:3] {
 	case "bal":
 		balances := deltas.Balances().
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ func Main() {
 			KindaLike(q).
 			KindaGroup(group).
 			Nonzero()
-		FPrintBalances(w, "", balances, nil, config.Query.USDOnly, config.Query.Normalize, time.Now().Format("2006-01-02"), false)
+		FPrintBalances(w, "", balances, nil, config.Query.USDOnly, config.Query.Normalize, time.Now().Format("2006-01-02"), false, maxAccW)
 	case "reg":
 		transactions := deltas.Transactions()
 		cumulative := make(ledger.Balances)
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@ func Main() {
 			if shouldPrint {
 				cumulative.PushAll(balances)
 				cumulative = cumulative.Nonzero()
-				FPrintBalancesFor(transaction[0].Description, w, "\t\t", balances, cumulative, config.Query.USDOnly, config.Query.Normalize, transaction[0].Date, config.Compact)
+				FPrintBalancesFor(transaction[0].Description, w, "\t\t", balances, cumulative, config.Query.USDOnly, config.Query.Normalize, transaction[0].Date, config.Compact, maxAccW)
 			}
 		}
 	default:
@@ -132,16 +139,16 @@ func Main() {
 	}
 }
 
-func FPrintBalancesFor(description string, w io.Writer, linePrefix string, balances, cumulatives ledger.Balances, usdOnly, normalized bool, date string, compact bool) {
+func FPrintBalancesFor(description string, w io.Writer, linePrefix string, balances, cumulatives ledger.Balances, usdOnly, normalized bool, date string, compact bool, keyW int) {
 	if compact {
-		FPrintBalances(w, date+"\t", balances, cumulatives, usdOnly, normalized, date, compact)
+		FPrintBalances(w, date+"\t", balances, cumulatives, usdOnly, normalized, date, compact, keyW)
 	} else {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\n", date, description)
-		FPrintBalances(w, linePrefix, balances, cumulatives, usdOnly, normalized, date, compact)
+		FPrintBalances(w, linePrefix, balances, cumulatives, usdOnly, normalized, date, compact, keyW)
 	}
 }
 
-func FPrintBalances(w io.Writer, linePrefix string, balances, cumulatives ledger.Balances, usdOnly, normalized bool, date string, fullKey bool) {
+func FPrintBalances(w io.Writer, linePrefix string, balances, cumulatives ledger.Balances, usdOnly, normalized bool, date string, fullKey bool, max int) {
 	maxes := map[ledger.Currency]float64{}
 	keys := []string{}
 	for k, v := range balances {
@@ -154,13 +161,6 @@ func FPrintBalances(w io.Writer, linePrefix string, balances, cumulatives ledger
 	}
 	slices.Sort(keys)
 
-	max := 0
-	for _, k := range keys {
-		if n := len(k); n > max {
-			max = n
-		}
-	}
-
 	normalizer := ana.NewDefaultNormalizer()
 
 	format := fmt.Sprintf("%s%%-%ds\t%%s%%.2f (%%s%%.2f)\n", linePrefix, max)