diff --git a/jmbase/jmbase/__init__.py b/jmbase/jmbase/__init__.py
index e071f11..961a0a4 100644
--- a/jmbase/jmbase/__init__.py
+++ b/jmbase/jmbase/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from .support import (get_log, chunks, debug_silence, jmprint,
                       hextobin, lehextobin, utxostr_to_utxo,
                       utxo_to_utxostr, EXIT_ARGERROR, EXIT_FAILURE,
                       EXIT_SUCCESS, hexbin, dictchanger, listchanger,
-                      JM_WALLET_NAME_PREFIX, JM_APP_NAME)
+                      JM_WALLET_NAME_PREFIX, JM_APP_NAME,
+                      IndentedHelpFormatterWithNL)
 from .twisted_utils import stop_reactor
 from .bytesprod import BytesProducer
 from .commands import *
diff --git a/jmbase/jmbase/support.py b/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
index a656b27..98e2e44 100644
--- a/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
+++ b/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import binascii
 from getpass import getpass
 from os import path, environ
 from functools import wraps
+from optparse import IndentedHelpFormatter
+
 # JoinMarket version
 JM_CORE_VERSION = '0.8.2dev'
 
@@ -16,6 +18,12 @@ EXIT_SUCCESS = 0
 EXIT_FAILURE = 1
 EXIT_ARGERROR = 2
 
+# optparse munges description paragraphs. We sometimes
+# don't want that.
+class IndentedHelpFormatterWithNL(IndentedHelpFormatter):
+    def format_description(self, description):
+        return description
+
 from chromalog.log import (
     ColorizingStreamHandler,
     ColorizingFormatter,
diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
index 3081318..815db24 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sqlite3
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 from calendar import timegm
-from optparse import OptionParser, IndentedHelpFormatter
+from optparse import OptionParser
 from numbers import Integral
 from collections import Counter
 from itertools import islice
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ from jmclient import (get_network, WALLET_IMPLEMENTATIONS, Storage, podle,
     is_native_segwit_mode, load_program_config, add_base_options, check_regtest)
 from jmclient.wallet_service import WalletService
 from jmbase.support import (get_password, jmprint, EXIT_FAILURE,
-                            EXIT_ARGERROR, utxo_to_utxostr, hextobin, bintohex)
+                            EXIT_ARGERROR, utxo_to_utxostr, hextobin, bintohex,
+                            IndentedHelpFormatterWithNL)
 
 from .cryptoengine import TYPE_P2PKH, TYPE_P2SH_P2WPKH, TYPE_P2WPKH, \
     TYPE_SEGWIT_LEGACY_WALLET_FIDELITY_BONDS
@@ -31,12 +32,6 @@ DEFAULT_MIXDEPTH = 4
 
 def get_wallettool_parser():
 
-    # optparse munges description paragraphs. Here we
-    # have a big, complex paragraph which we need to control:
-    class IndentedHelpFormatterWithNL(IndentedHelpFormatter):
-        def format_description(self, description):
-            return description
-
     description ="""Use this script to monitor and manage your Joinmarket wallet.
 The method is one of the following:
 (display) Shows addresses and balances.
diff --git a/scripts/sendtomany.py b/scripts/sendtomany.py
index 6d36d25..44b8652 100755
--- a/scripts/sendtomany.py
+++ b/scripts/sendtomany.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ for other reasons).
 from pprint import pformat
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import jmbitcoin as btc
-from jmbase import get_log, jmprint, bintohex, utxostr_to_utxo
+from jmbase import (get_log, jmprint, bintohex, utxostr_to_utxo,
+                    IndentedHelpFormatterWithNL)
 from jmclient import load_program_config, estimate_tx_fee, jm_single,\
     validate_address, get_utxo_info, add_base_options,\
     validate_utxo_data, quit, BTCEngine, compute_tx_locktime
@@ -46,30 +47,29 @@ def sign(utxo, priv, destaddrs, utxo_address_type):
     success, msg = btc.sign(tx, 0, rawpriv, amount=amtforsign, native=native)
     assert success, msg
     return tx
-    
+
+description="""For creating multiple utxos from one (for commitments in JM).
+Provide a utxo in form txid:N that has some unspent coins;
+Specify a list of destination addresses and the coins will
+be split equally between them (after bitcoin fees).
+You'll be prompted to enter the private key for the utxo
+during the run; it must be in WIF compressed format.
+After the transaction is completed, the utxo strings for
+the new outputs will be shown.
+Note that these utxos will not be ready for use as external
+commitments in Joinmarket until 5 confirmations have passed.
+BE CAREFUL about handling private keys!
+Don't do this in insecure environments.
+Works only with p2pkh ('1'), p2sh-p2wpkh (segwit '3') or
+p2wpkh ('bc1') addresses.
+utxos - set segwit=False in the POLICY section of
+joinmarket.cfg for the former."""
+
 def main():
     parser = OptionParser(
         usage=
         'usage: %prog [options] utxo destaddr1 destaddr2 ..',
-        description="For creating multiple utxos from one (for commitments in JM)."
-                    "Provide a utxo in form txid:N that has some unspent coins;"
-                    "Specify a list of destination addresses and the coins will"
-                    "be split equally between them (after bitcoin fees)."
-
-                    "You'll be prompted to enter the private key for the utxo"
-                    "during the run; it must be in WIF compressed format."
-                    "After the transaction is completed, the utxo strings for"
-
-                    "the new outputs will be shown."
-                    "Note that these utxos will not be ready for use as external"
-
-                    "commitments in Joinmarket until 5 confirmations have passed."
-                    " BE CAREFUL about handling private keys!"
-                    " Don't do this in insecure environments."
-                    " Works only with p2pkh ('1') or p2sh-p2wpkh (segwit '3')"
-                    " utxos - set segwit=False in the POLICY section of"
-                    " joinmarket.cfg for the former."
-    )
+        description=description, formatter=IndentedHelpFormatterWithNL())
     parser.add_option(
         '-t',
         '--utxo-address-type',