diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index 820e598b8..ea7977c55 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -64,132 +64,130 @@ func (c *InitCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 }
 
 var defaultJob = strings.TrimSpace(`
-# There can only be a single job definition per file.
-# Create a job with ID and Name 'example'
+# There can only be a single job definition per file. This job is named
+# "example" so it will create a job with the ID and Name "example".
 job "example" {
-	# Run the job in the global region, which is the default.
-	# region = "global"
+  # Run the job in the global region, which is the default.
+  # region = "global"
 
-	# Specify the datacenters within the region this job can run in.
-	datacenters = ["dc1"]
+  # Specify the datacenters within the region this job can run in.
+  datacenters = ["dc1"]
 
-	# Service type jobs optimize for long-lived services. This is
-	# the default but we can change to batch for short-lived tasks.
-	# type = "service"
+  # Service type jobs optimize for long-lived services. This is
+  # the default but we can change to batch for short-lived tasks.
+  # type = "service"
 
-	# Priority controls our access to resources and scheduling priority.
-	# This can be 1 to 100, inclusively, and defaults to 50.
-	# priority = 50
+  # Priority controls our access to resources and scheduling priority.
+  # This can be 1 to 100, inclusively, and defaults to 50.
+  # priority = 50
 
-	# Restrict our job to only linux. We can specify multiple
-	# constraints as needed.
-	constraint {
-		attribute = "${attr.kernel.name}"
-		value = "linux"
-	}
+  # Restrict our job to only linux. We can specify multiple constraints
+  # as needed.
+  # constraint {
+  #   attribute = "${attr.kernel.name}"
+  #   value     = "linux"
+  # }
 
-	# Configure the job to do rolling updates
-	update {
-		# Stagger updates every 10 seconds
-		stagger = "10s"
+  # Configure the job to do rolling updates
+  update {
+    # Stagger updates every 10 seconds
+    stagger = "10s"
 
-		# Update a single task at a time
-		max_parallel = 1
-	}
+    # Update a single task at a time
+    max_parallel = 1
+  }
 
-	# Create a 'cache' group. Each task in the group will be
-	# scheduled onto the same machine.
-	group "cache" {
-		# Control the number of instances of this group.
-		# Defaults to 1
-		# count = 1
+  # Create a 'cache' group. Each task in the group will be scheduled
+  # onto the same machine.
+  group "cache" {
+    # Control the number of instances of this group. Defaults to 1.
+    # count = 1
 
-		# Configure the restart policy for the task group. If not provided, a
-		# default is used based on the job type.
-		restart {
-			# The number of attempts to run the job within the specified interval.
-			attempts = 10
-			interval = "5m"
-			
-			# A delay between a task failing and a restart occurring.
-			delay = "25s"
+    # Configure the restart policy for the task group. If not provided, a
+    # default is used based on the job type.
+    restart {
+      # The number of attempts to run the job within the specified interval.
+      attempts = 10
+      interval = "5m"
 
-			# Mode controls what happens when a task has restarted "attempts"
-			# times within the interval. "delay" mode delays the next restart
-			# till the next interval. "fail" mode does not restart the task if
-			# "attempts" has been hit within the interval.
-			mode = "delay"
-		}
+      # A delay between a task failing and a restart occurring.
+      delay = "25s"
 
-		ephemeral_disk {
-			# When sticky is true and the task group is updated, the scheduler
-			# will prefer to place the updated allocation on the same node and
-			# will migrate the data. This is useful for tasks that store data
-			# that should persist across allocation updates.
-			# sticky = true
+      # Mode controls what happens when a task has restarted "attempts"
+      # times within the interval. "delay" mode delays the next restart
+      # till the next interval. "fail" mode does not restart the task if
+      # "attempts" has been hit within the interval.
+      mode = "delay"
+    }
 
-			# Size of the shared ephemeral disk between tasks in the task group.
-			size = 300
-		}
+    ephemeral_disk {
+      # When sticky is true and the task group is updated, the scheduler
+      # will prefer to place the updated allocation on the same node and
+      # will migrate the data. This is useful for tasks that store data
+      # that should persist across allocation updates.
+      # sticky = true
 
-		# Define a task to run
-		task "redis" {
-			# Use Docker to run the task.
-			driver = "docker"
+      # Size of the shared ephemeral disk between tasks in the task group.
+      size = 300
+    }
 
-			# Configure Docker driver with the image
-			config {
-				image = "redis:latest"
-				port_map {
-					db = 6379
-				}
-			}
+    # Define a task to run
+    task "redis" {
+      # Use Docker to run the task.
+      driver = "docker"
 
-			service {
-				name = "${TASKGROUP}-redis"
-				tags = ["global", "cache"]
-				port = "db"
-				check {
-					name = "alive"
-					type = "tcp"
-					interval = "10s"
-					timeout = "2s"
-				}
-			}
+      # Configure Docker driver with the image
+      config {
+        image = "redis:3.2"
+        port_map {
+          db = 6379
+        }
+      }
 
-			# We must specify the resources required for
-			# this task to ensure it runs on a machine with
-			# enough capacity.
-			resources {
-				cpu = 500 # 500 MHz
-				memory = 256 # 256MB
-				network {
-					mbits = 10
-					port "db" {
-					}
-				}
-			}
+      service {
+        # ${TASKGROUP} is filled in automatically by Nomad
+        name = "${TASKGROUP}-redis"
+        tags = ["global", "cache"]
+        port = "db"
+        check {
+          name     = "alive"
+          type     = "tcp"
+          interval = "10s"
+          timeout  = "2s"
+        }
+      }
 
-			# The artifact block can be specified one or more times to download
-			# artifacts prior to the task being started. This is convenient for
-			# shipping configs or data needed by the task.
-			# artifact {
-			#	  source = "http://foo.com/artifact.tar.gz"
-			#	  options {
-			#	      checksum = "md5:c4aa853ad2215426eb7d70a21922e794"
-			#     }
-			# }
-			
-			# Specify configuration related to log rotation
-			# logs {
-			#     max_files = 10
-			#     max_file_size = 15
-			# }
-			 
-			# Controls the timeout between signalling a task it will be killed
-			# and killing the task. If not set a default is used.
-			# kill_timeout = "20s"
-		}
-	}
+      # We must specify the resources required for this task to ensure
+      # it runs on a machine with enough capacity.
+      resources {
+        cpu    = 500 # 500 MHz
+        memory = 256 # 256MB
+        network {
+          mbits = 10
+          port "db" {}
+        }
+      }
+
+      # The artifact block can be specified one or more times to download
+      # artifacts prior to the task being started. This is convenient for
+      # shipping configs or data needed by the task.
+      # artifact {
+      #   source = "http://foo.com/artifact.tar.gz"
+      #   options {
+      #     checksum = "md5:c4aa853ad2215426eb7d70a21922e794"
+      #   }
+      # }
+
+      # Specify configuration related to log rotation
+      # logs {
+      #   max_files     = 10
+      #   max_file_size = 15
+      # }
+
+      # Controls the timeout between signalling a task it will be killed
+      # and killing the task. If not set a default is used.
+      # kill_timeout = "20s"
+    }
+  }
 }
 `)
diff --git a/command/init_test.go b/command/init_test.go
index 87b7d8838..2ab4e3842 100644
--- a/command/init_test.go
+++ b/command/init_test.go
@@ -63,3 +63,12 @@ func TestInitCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expect file exists error, got: %s", out)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInitCommand_defaultJob(t *testing.T) {
+	// Ensure the job file is always written with spaces instead of tabs. Since
+	// the default job file is embedded in the go file, it's easy for tabs to
+	// slip in.
+	if strings.Contains("\t", defaultJob) {
+		t.Error("default job contains tab character - please convert to spaces")
+	}
+}