diff --git a/Lib/argparse.py b/Lib/argparse.py
index 9597a67..318e49b 100644
--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -392,10 +392,16 @@
                     for action in group._group_actions:
                         group_actions.add(action)
                     if not group.required:
-                        inserts[start] = '['
+                        if start in inserts:
+                            inserts[start] += ' ['
+                        else:
+                            inserts[start] = '['
                         inserts[end] = ']'
                     else:
-                        inserts[start] = '('
+                        if start in inserts:
+                            inserts[start] += ' ('
+                        else:
+                            inserts[start] = '('
                         inserts[end] = ')'
                     for i in range(start + 1, end):
                         inserts[i] = '|'