diff --git a/cmd/chunks-inspect/main.go b/cmd/chunks-inspect/main.go
index 5152711489181..ea20ecfd9e728 100644
--- a/cmd/chunks-inspect/main.go
+++ b/cmd/chunks-inspect/main.go
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ func printFile(filename string, blockDetails, printLines, storeBlocks bool) {
 
 		if printLines {
 			for _, l := range b.entries {
-				fmt.Printf("%v\t%s", time.Unix(0, l.timestamp).In(timezone).Format(format), strings.TrimSpace(l.line))
+				fmt.Printf("TS(%v) LINE(%s) STRUCTURED_METADATA(", time.Unix(0, l.timestamp).In(timezone).Format(format), strings.TrimSpace(l.line))
 				for _, s := range l.structuredMetadata {
-					fmt.Printf("\t%s=%s", s.name, s.val)
+					fmt.Printf("%s=%s ", s.name, s.val)
 				}
-				fmt.Println()
+				fmt.Println(")")
 			}
 		}