diff --git a/data-lens.asd b/data-lens.asd
index 315f476..6dfe796 100644
--- a/data-lens.asd
+++ b/data-lens.asd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (asdf:defsystem #:data-lens
-  :description #.(format nil "~a ~a ~a"
-                         "Utilities for building data transormations from"
+  :description #.(format nil "~@{~a~^ ~}"
+                         "Utilities for building data transformations from"
                          "composable functions, modeled on lenses and"
                          "transducers")
   :author "Edward Langley <el-cl@elangley.org>"
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
                (:file "lens")))
 
 (asdf:defsystem #:data-lens/beta/transducer
-  :description #.(format nil "~a ~a ~a"
-                         "Utilities for building data transormations from"
-                         "composable functions, modeled on lenses and"
-                         "transducers")
+  :description #.(format nil "~@{~a~^ ~}"
+                         "A collection of transducers to reduce stream-manipulation overhead")
   :author "Edward Langley <el-cl@elangley.org>"
   :license "MIT"
   :depends-on (:data-lens