diff --git a/docs/system-admin-documentation/advanced-features/maintenance-tasks.md b/docs/system-admin-documentation/advanced-features/maintenance-tasks.md
index 134edf054fc0bf9e5fba321244358210bb2092b1..3e13e1fc01cd80f62b131272d43d45697bb13019 100644
--- a/docs/system-admin-documentation/advanced-features/maintenance-tasks.md
+++ b/docs/system-admin-documentation/advanced-features/maintenance-tasks.md
@@ -755,10 +755,11 @@ makes several assumptions on the database schema:
     -   REAL: fixed or floating point number 
     -   all other data types are mapped to text.
 
-The general format of the mapping file is as follows:
 
-\[<Material Type Code>: <table Name>, <code column
-name>\]
+The general format of the mapping file is as follows:
+```
+[<Material Type Code>: <table Name>, <code column
+name>]
 
 <Property Type Code>: <column name>
 
@@ -766,14 +767,15 @@ name>\]
 
 ...
 
-\[<Material Type Code>: <table Name>, <code column
-name>\]
+[<Material Type Code>: <table Name>, <code column
+name>]
 
 <Property Type Code>: <column name>
 
 <Property Type Code>: <column name>
 
 ...
+```
 
  Example: