diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index 6b72745..482cca6 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -1561,49 +1561,69 @@ describeTableDetails(const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool showSystem)
 }
 
 /*
- * If is_tbl_desc is true add footer to table description else add footer to
- * publication description.
+ * Add a footer to a publication description or a table description.
+ *
+ * 'is_pub_desc' - true for a pub desc; false for a table desc
+ * 'as_schema' - true if the pub_desc only shows schemas, otherwise false
  */
 static bool
-addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(PQExpBuffer buf, const char *footermsg,
-								  bool as_schema, printTableContent *const cont,
-								  bool is_tbl_desc)
+addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(PQExpBuffer buf,
+								  printTableContent *const cont,
+								  const char *footermsg,
+								  bool is_pub_desc, bool as_schema)
 {
 	PGresult   *res;
-	int			count = 0;
-	int			i = 0;
-	int			col = is_tbl_desc ? 0 : 1;
+	int			count;
+	int			col = is_pub_desc ? 1 : 0;
 
 	res = PSQLexec(buf->data);
 	if (!res)
 		return false;
-	else
-		count = PQntuples(res);
 
+	count = PQntuples(res);
 	if (count > 0)
 		printTableAddFooter(cont, footermsg);
 
-	/*---------------------------------------------------
-	 * Publication/ table description columns:
-	 * [0]: schema name (nspname)
-	 * [col]: table name (relname) / publication name (pubname)
-	 * [col + 1]: row filter expression (prqual), may be NULL
-	 * [col + 2]: column list (comma-separated), may be NULL
-	 * [col + 3]: except flag ("t" if EXCEPT, else "f")
-	 *---------------------------------------------------
+	/*--------------------------------------------------------------
+	 * Description columns:
+	 *
+	 * PUB      TBL
+	 * [0]      -      : schema name (nspname)
+	 * [col]    -      : table name (relname)
+	 * -        [col]  : publication name (pubname)
+	 * [col+1]  [col+1]: row filter expression (prqual), may be NULL
+	 * [col+2]  [col+1]: column list (comma-separated), may be NULL
+	 * [col+3]  [col+1]: except flag ("t" if EXCEPT, else "f")
+	 *--------------------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+	for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
-		if (as_schema)
-			printfPQExpBuffer(buf, "    \"%s\"", PQgetvalue(res, i, 0));
-		else
+		printfPQExpBuffer(buf, "    "); /* indent */
+
+		/* Footers entries for a publication description or a table description */
+		if (is_pub_desc)
 		{
-			if (is_tbl_desc)
-				printfPQExpBuffer(buf, "    \"%s\"", PQgetvalue(res, i, col));
+			if (as_schema)
+			{
+				/* Schemas of the publication... */
+				appendPQExpBuffer(buf, "\"%s\"", PQgetvalue(res, i, 0));
+			}
 			else
-				printfPQExpBuffer(buf, "    \"%s.%s\"", PQgetvalue(res, i, 0),
+			{
+				/* Tables of the publication... */
+				appendPQExpBuffer(buf, "\"%s.%s\"", PQgetvalue(res, i, 0),
 								  PQgetvalue(res, i, col));
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			/* Publications of the table... */
+			appendPQExpBuffer(buf, "\"%s\"", PQgetvalue(res, i, col));
+		}
 
+		/* Common footer output for column list and/or row filter */
+		if (!as_schema)
+		{
 			if (!PQgetisnull(res, i, col + 2))
 			{
 				if (strcmp(PQgetvalue(res, i, col + 3), "t") == 0)
@@ -3192,7 +3212,7 @@ describeOneTableDetails(const char *schemaname,
 								  oid, oid);
 			}
 
-			if (!addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(&buf, _("Publications:"), false, &cont, true))
+			if (!addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(&buf, &cont, _("Publications:"), false, false))
 				goto error_return;
 		}
 
@@ -6755,7 +6775,7 @@ describePublications(const char *pattern)
 							  "  AND pr.prpubid = '%s'\n", pubid);
 
 			appendPQExpBuffer(&buf, "ORDER BY 1,2");
-			if (!addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(&buf, _("Tables:"), false, &cont, false))
+			if (!addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(&buf, &cont, _("Tables:"), true, false))
 				goto error_return;
 
 			if (pset.sversion >= 150000)
@@ -6767,8 +6787,8 @@ describePublications(const char *pattern)
 								  "     JOIN pg_catalog.pg_publication_namespace pn ON n.oid = pn.pnnspid\n"
 								  "WHERE pn.pnpubid = '%s'\n"
 								  "ORDER BY 1", pubid);
-				if (!addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(&buf, _("Tables from schemas:"),
-													   true, &cont, false))
+				if (!addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(&buf, &cont,
+													   _("Tables from schemas:"), true, true))
 					goto error_return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -6784,8 +6804,8 @@ describePublications(const char *pattern)
 								  "WHERE pr.prpubid = '%s'\n"
 								  "  AND pr.prexcept\n"
 								  "ORDER BY 1", pubid);
-				if (!addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(&buf, _("Except tables:"),
-													   true, &cont, false))
+				if (!addFooterToPublicationOrTableDesc(&buf, &cont,
+													   _("Except tables:"), true, true))
 					goto error_return;
 			}
 		}