diff --git a/karborclient/osc/v1/checkpoints.py b/karborclient/osc/v1/checkpoints.py
index 098f95b..9cbc761 100644
--- a/karborclient/osc/v1/checkpoints.py
+++ b/karborclient/osc/v1/checkpoints.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 """Data protection V1 checkpoint action implementations"""
 
+import json
 from osc_lib.command import command
 from osc_lib import utils as osc_utils
 from oslo_log import log as logging
@@ -21,6 +22,17 @@ from karborclient.i18n import _
 from karborclient import utils
 
 
+def format_checkpoint(checkpoint_info):
+    if 'protection_plan' in checkpoint_info:
+        plan = checkpoint_info['protection_plan']
+        checkpoint_info['protection_plan'] = "Name: %s\nId: %s" % (
+            plan['name'], plan['id'])
+    if 'resource_graph' in checkpoint_info:
+        checkpoint_info['resource_graph'] = json.dumps(json.loads(
+            checkpoint_info['resource_graph']), indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+    checkpoint_info.pop("links", None)
+
+
 class ListCheckpoints(command.Lister):
     _description = _("List checkpoints.")
 
@@ -130,7 +142,7 @@ class ShowCheckpoint(command.ShowOne):
         client = self.app.client_manager.data_protection
         checkpoint = client.checkpoints.get(parsed_args.provider_id,
                                             parsed_args.checkpoint_id)
-        checkpoint._info.pop("links", None)
+        format_checkpoint(checkpoint._info)
         return zip(*sorted(checkpoint._info.items()))
 
 
@@ -167,7 +179,7 @@ class CreateCheckpoint(command.ShowOne):
         checkpoint = client.checkpoints.create(parsed_args.provider_id,
                                                parsed_args.plan_id,
                                                checkpoint_extra_info)
-        checkpoint._info.pop("links", None)
+        format_checkpoint(checkpoint._info)
         return zip(*sorted(checkpoint._info.items()))
 
 
diff --git a/karborclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_checkpoints.py b/karborclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_checkpoints.py
index ae790d3..d568bcb 100644
--- a/karborclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_checkpoints.py
+++ b/karborclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_checkpoints.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import json
+
 from karborclient.osc.v1 import checkpoints as osc_checkpoints
 from karborclient.tests.unit.osc.v1 import fakes
 from karborclient.v1 import checkpoints
@@ -29,9 +31,11 @@ CHECKPOINT_INFO = {
             "type": "OS::Glance::Image",
             "name": "cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-uec"}]
     },
-    "resource_graph": "[{'0x0': ['OS::Glance::Image', "
-                      "'99777fdd-8a5b-45ab-ba2c-52420008103f', "
-                      "'cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-uec']}, [[['0x0']]]]"
+    "resource_graph": json.dumps(
+        "[{'0x0': ['OS::Glance::Image', "
+        "'99777fdd-8a5b-45ab-ba2c-52420008103f', "
+        "'cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-uec']}, [[['0x0']]]]"
+    ),
 }