diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0f371b5c..1d1ad44fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ since the defaults used follow commonly used patterns.
 ### Config Examples
 
 The following is an example of a yaml config file with the default values: 
+
     ---
     sourcedir: "content"
     layoutdir: "layouts"
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ The following is an example of a yaml config file with the default values:
 
 
 The following is an example of a json config file with the default values: 
+
     {
         "sourcedir": "content",
         "layoutdir": "layouts",
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/configuration.md b/docs/content/doc/configuration.md
index 7be0fb0aa..744e18ea8 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/configuration.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ then look for a config.json file, followed by a config.toml file.
 ## Examples
 
 The following is an example of a yaml config file with the default values: 
+
     ---
     sourcedir: "content"
     layoutdir: "layouts"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ The following is an example of a yaml config file with the default values:
 
 
 The following is an example of a json config file with the default values: 
+
     {
         "sourcedir": "content",
         "layoutdir": "layouts",