diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index af529df..f1a90e1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ See the
 [Install the dependencies section of SETUP.md](SETUP.md#install-the-dependencies)
 for help setting up a running environment for the bot.
 
-
 ### Development dependencies
 
 There are some python dependencies that are required for linting/testing etc.
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ pytest .
 ```
 
 Code coverage can be generated with:
+
 ```
 coverage run --source matrix_alertbot -p -m pytest
 ```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c63ce86..8d52390 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for how to contribute to the project.
 ## Project structure
 
 The majority of the code is kept inside of the `matrix_alertbot` folder, which
-is in itself a [python package](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/modules.html),
+is in itself a [python package](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/modules.html), 
 the `__init__.py` file inside declaring it as such.
 
 To run the bot, the `matrix-alertbot` script in the root of the codebase is
 available. It will import the `main` function from the `main.py` file in the
-package and run it. To properly install this script into your python environment,
+package and run it. To properly install this script into your python environment, 
 run `pip install -e .` in the project's root directory.
 
 `setup.py` contains package information (for publishing the code to
 [PyPI](https://pypi.org)) and `setup.cfg` just contains some configuration
 options for linting tools.
 
-`config.sample.yaml` is a sample configuration file. You should copy this file to `config.yaml`, then edit it according to
+`config.sample.yaml` is a sample configuration file. You should copy this file to `config.yaml` , then edit it according to
 your needs. Be sure never to check the edited `config.yaml` into source control
 since it'll likely contain sensitive details such as passwords!
diff --git a/SETUP.md b/SETUP.md
index 2398662..ec2a656 100644
--- a/SETUP.md
+++ b/SETUP.md
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ After installation and ensuring the `docker-compose` command works, you need to:
 
 2. Create a docker volume pointing to that directory:
 
-   ```
+   
+
+```
    docker volume create \
      --opt type=none \
      --opt o=bind \
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ instruct you on how to install the dependencies natively:
 
 #### Install libolm
 
-You can install [libolm](https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm) from source,
+You can install [libolm](https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm) from source, 
 or alternatively, check your system's package manager. Version `3.0.0` or
 greater is required.
 
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ Then simply run the bot with:
 matrix-alertbot
 ```
 
-By default, the bot will run with the config file at `./config.yaml`. However, an
+By default, the bot will run with the config file at `./config.yaml` . However, an
 alternative relative or absolute filepath can be specified after the command:
 
 ```
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ matrix-alertbot other-config.yaml
 
 Invite the bot to a room and it should accept the invite and join.
 
-Matrix AlertBot will process any message starting with the prefix defined in the config. By default, this prefix is `!alert`. Let's test this now.
+Matrix AlertBot will process any message starting with the prefix defined in the config. By default, this prefix is `!alert` . Let's test this now.
 After the bot has successfully joined the room, try sending the following
 in a message:
 
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 4d4bcfd..27d89cd 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ connection to a Postgres database backend is recommended.
 ### The `/data` volume
 
 The docker container expects the `config.yaml` file to exist at
-`/data/config.yaml`. To easily configure this, it is recommended to create a
+`/data/config.yaml` . To easily configure this, it is recommended to create a
 directory on your filesystem, and mount it as `/data` inside the container:
 
 ```
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ differences:
 
 * The bot store directory should reside inside of the data directory so that it
   is not wiped on container restart. Change it from the default to
-  `/data/store`. There is no need to create this directory yourself, it will be
+`/data/store` . There is no need to create this directory yourself, it will be
   created on startup if it does not exist.
 
 * The bot cache directory should reside inside of the data directory as well, 
   so that alerts and silences related informations are not wiped on container 
-  restart. Change it from the default to `/data/cache`.
+  restart. Change it from the default to `/data/cache` .
   There is no need to create this directory yourself, it will be created on 
   startup if it does not exist.