diff --git a/fail2ban/README.md b/fail2ban/README.md
index 6eac73bef..96b22b7d4 100644
--- a/fail2ban/README.md
+++ b/fail2ban/README.md
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@ Upload the following to /etc/fail2ban/*
 
 Modify your /etc/fail2ban/jail.local with:
 
-<code>[snappymail-fpm-journal]<br/>
-enabled = true</code>
+```
+[snappymail-fpm-journal]
+enabled = true
+```
 
 ## Default log (not recommended)
 
 Modify /PATH-TO-RAINLOOP-DATA/_data_/_default_/configs/application.ini
 
-<code>[logs]<br/>
-auth_logging = On<br/>
-auth_logging_filename = "fail2ban/auth-fail.log"<br/>
+```
+[logs]
+auth_logging = On
+auth_logging_filename = "fail2ban/auth-fail.log"
 auth_logging_format = "[{date:Y-m-d H:i:s T}] Auth failed: ip={request:ip} user={imap:login} host={imap:host} port={imap:port}"
-</code>
+```
 
 Modify the path in /jail.d/snappymail-log.conf
 
@@ -35,5 +38,7 @@ Upload the following to /etc/fail2ban/*
 
 Modify your /etc/fail2ban/jail.local with:
 
-<code>[snappymail-log]<br/>
-enabled = true</code>
+```
+[snappymail-log]
+enabled = true
+```