diff --git a/src/doberman/cli/main.py b/src/doberman/cli/main.py
index 2cd2a2d..6869bb9 100644
--- a/src/doberman/cli/main.py
+++ b/src/doberman/cli/main.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 from doberman.demo import format_outcome_line, format_summary_table, run_demo
 from doberman.discovery.mcp_scan import MCP_CONFIG_FILES, scan_mcp_configs
 from doberman.discovery.scan import enumerate_capabilities, rate_capabilities, render_risk_map
+from doberman.models import ActionType
 from doberman.policy.checklist import recommend_policy
 from doberman.policy.drift import (
     _verify_possession_factor,
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ def _ensure_encode_safe_stdio() -> None:
 
 _ensure_encode_safe_stdio()
 
+_ACTION_WIDTH = max(len(action.value) for action in ActionType)
+
 app = typer.Typer(
     help="Doberman - adaptive authorization layer for coding agents.",
     no_args_is_help=True,
@@ -1325,7 +1328,7 @@ def log(
         reasons = ", ".join(json.loads(row["reason_codes_json"] or "[]")) or "-"
         auth = f"; auth={row['auth_result']}" if row["auth_result"] else ""
         typer.echo(
-            f"{row['ts']}  {verdict_label_str(row['final_verdict'])} {row['action_type']:<13} "
+            f"{row['ts']}  {verdict_label_str(row['final_verdict'])} {row['action_type']:<{_ACTION_WIDTH}} "
             f"{target}  [{reasons}]{auth}"
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cli_log_jsonl.py b/tests/unit/test_cli_log_jsonl.py
index e9c4d7d..64dcae0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cli_log_jsonl.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cli_log_jsonl.py
@@ -197,3 +197,32 @@ async def _empty(*_a, **_k):
         result = runner.invoke(app, ["log", "--path", str(tmp_path)])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert "(no decisions recorded yet)" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_log_human_columns_stay_aligned_for_long_action_types(tmp_path):
+    """Long action names must not shift the target and reason columns (#428)."""
+    import doberman.cli.main as main_mod
+
+    rows = [
+        {**_ROWS[0], "action_type": "git_op", "target_path_class": None},
+        {
+            **_ROWS[0],
+            "id": 3,
+            "action_id": "act-3",
+            "action_type": "network_request",
+            "target_path_class": None,
+        },
+    ]
+
+    async def _rows(*_a, **_k):
+        return list(rows)
+
+    with patch.object(main_mod, "read_decisions", _rows):
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["log", "--path", str(tmp_path)])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    lines = [line for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if line.startswith("2026-")]
+    assert len(lines) == 2
+    # The target is always the "-" placeholder, followed by two spaces and reasons.
+    target_offsets = {line.index(" - ") for line in lines}
+    assert len(target_offsets) == 1