diff --git a/book/src/sinks/terminal.md b/book/src/sinks/terminal.md
index 47c5099e..b62b7fa0 100644
--- a/book/src/sinks/terminal.md
+++ b/book/src/sinks/terminal.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ A sink that outputs each event into the terminal through stdout using fancy colo
 [sink]
 type = "Terminal"
 throttle_min_span_millis = 500
+wrap = true
 ```
 
 - `type` (required): the literal value `Terminal`.
 - `throttle_min_span_millis` (optional, default = `500`): the amount of time (milliseconds) to wait between printing each event into the console. This is used to facilitate the reading for human following the output.
+- `wrap` (optional, default = `false`): a true value indicates that long output text should break and continue in the following line. If false, lines will be truncated to fit in the available terminal width.
diff --git a/book/src/usage/watch.md b/book/src/usage/watch.md
index 65e05dec..b7eb1b24 100644
--- a/book/src/usage/watch.md
+++ b/book/src/usage/watch.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ oura watch [OPTIONS] <socket>
 - `--magic <magic>`: the magic number of the network you're connecting to. Possible values are `mainnet`, `testnet`, `preview`, `preprod` or a numeric value. If omitted, the value `mainnet` is used as default.
 - `--mode <mode>`: an option to force the which set of mini-protocols to use when connecting to the Cardano node. Possible values: `node` and `client`.  If omitted, _Oura_ will infer the standard protocols for the specified bearer.
 - `--since <slot>,<hash>`: an option to specify from which point in the chain _Oura_ should start reading from. The point is referenced by passing the slot of the block followed by a comma and the hash of the block (`<slot>,<hash>`). If omitted, _Oura_ will start reading from the tail (tip) of the node.
-
+- `--wrap`: indicates that long output text should break and continue in the following line. If omitted, lines will be truncated to fit in the available terminal width.
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/src/bin/oura/watch.rs b/src/bin/oura/watch.rs
index 9b4b56be..31cf1a7a 100644
--- a/src/bin/oura/watch.rs
+++ b/src/bin/oura/watch.rs
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ pub fn run(args: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(), Error> {
         false => None,
     };
 
-    let terminal_width = match args.is_present("terminal-width") {
-        true => Some(args.value_of_t("terminal-width")?),
-        false => None
-    };
+    let wrap = args.is_present("wrap");
 
     let mapper = MapperConfig {
         include_block_end_events: true,
@@ -119,7 +116,7 @@ pub fn run(args: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let sink_setup = oura::sinks::terminal::Config {
         throttle_min_span_millis: throttle,
-        terminal_width: terminal_width
+        wrap: Some(wrap),
     };
 
     let (source_handle, source_output) = match source_setup {
@@ -159,10 +156,11 @@ pub(crate) fn command_definition<'a>() -> clap::Command<'a> {
                 .help("milliseconds to wait between output lines (for easier reading)"),
         )
         .arg(
-            clap::Arg::new("terminal-width")
-                .long("terminal-width")
-                .takes_value(true)
-                .help("width of the terminal"),
+            clap::Arg::new("wrap")
+                .long("wrap")
+                .short('w')
+                .takes_value(false)
+                .help("long text output should break and continue in the following line"),
         )
         .arg(
             clap::Arg::new("mode")
@@ -170,5 +168,4 @@ pub(crate) fn command_definition<'a>() -> clap::Command<'a> {
                 .takes_value(true)
                 .possible_values(&["node", "client"]),
         )
-        
 }
diff --git a/src/sinks/terminal/format.rs b/src/sinks/terminal/format.rs
index ca3f70f9..502d3d17 100644
--- a/src/sinks/terminal/format.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/terminal/format.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct LogLine {
     tx_idx: Option<usize>,
     block_num: Option<u64>,
     content: String,
-    max_width: usize,
+    max_width: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl LogLine {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl LogLine {
         source: &Event,
         prefix: &'static str,
         color: Color,
-        max_width: usize,
+        max_width: Option<usize>,
         content: String,
     ) -> Self {
         LogLine {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl LogLine {
 }
 
 impl LogLine {
-    pub fn new(source: &Event, max_width: usize, utils: &Utils) -> LogLine {
+    pub fn new(source: &Event, max_width: Option<usize>, utils: &Utils) -> LogLine {
         match &source.data {
             EventData::Block(BlockRecord {
                 era,
@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ impl LogLine {
 
 impl Display for LogLine {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let flex_width = self.max_width - 40;
-
         format!(
             "BLOCK:{:0>7} █ TX:{:0>2}",
             self.block_num
@@ -387,20 +385,12 @@ impl Display for LogLine {
         f.write_char(' ')?;
 
         {
-            let max_width = std::cmp::min(self.content.len(), flex_width);
+            let available_width = self.max_width.map(|x| x - 35);
 
-            match self.content.len() {
-                x if x > max_width => {
-                    let wrapped: String = self.content
-                        .chars()
-                        .enumerate()
-                        .fold(String::new(), |acc, (i, c)| {
-                            if i != 0 && i % max_width == 0 {
-                                format!("{}\n{}", acc, c)
-                            } else {
-                                format!("{}{}", acc, c)
-                            }
-                        });
+            match available_width {
+                Some(width) if width < self.content.len() => {
+                    let wrapped = &self.content[..width];
+                    let wrapped = format!("{wrapped}...");
                     wrapped.with(Color::Grey).fmt(f)?;
                 }
                 _ => {
diff --git a/src/sinks/terminal/run.rs b/src/sinks/terminal/run.rs
index c537841e..a772f31c 100644
--- a/src/sinks/terminal/run.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/terminal/run.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use super::format::*;
 
 pub fn reducer_loop(
     throttle_min_span: Duration,
-    terminal_width: Option<u16>,
+    wrap: bool,
     input: StageReceiver,
     utils: Arc<Utils>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ pub fn reducer_loop(
     ))?;
 
     for evt in input.iter() {
-        
-        let width = match terminal_width {
-             Some(w) => w,
-             None => crossterm::terminal::size()?.0
+        let width = match wrap {
+            true => None,
+            false => Some(crossterm::terminal::size()?.0 as usize),
         };
 
         throttle.wait_turn();
-        let line = LogLine::new(&evt, width as usize, &utils);
+        let line = LogLine::new(&evt, width, &utils);
 
         let result = stdout.execute(Print(line));
 
diff --git a/src/sinks/terminal/setup.rs b/src/sinks/terminal/setup.rs
index c51671ac..b5725923 100644
--- a/src/sinks/terminal/setup.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/terminal/setup.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const THROTTLE_MIN_SPAN_MILLIS: u64 = 300;
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub throttle_min_span_millis: Option<u64>,
-    pub terminal_width: Option<u16>
+    pub wrap: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl SinkProvider for WithUtils<Config> {
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ impl SinkProvider for WithUtils<Config> {
                 .unwrap_or(THROTTLE_MIN_SPAN_MILLIS),
         );
 
-        let terminal_width = self.inner.terminal_width;
-
+        let wrap = self.inner.wrap.unwrap_or(false);
         let utils = self.utils.clone();
 
         let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
-            reducer_loop(throttle_min_span, terminal_width, input, utils).expect("terminal sink loop failed");
+            reducer_loop(throttle_min_span, wrap, input, utils).expect("terminal sink loop failed");
         });
 
         Ok(handle)