diff --git a/contrib/mariadb-stretch-err1071.md b/contrib/mariadb-stretch-err1071.md
index af20b05daf3ede9d8916a8833f2603cf24d7b361..fd90b68cfef17da2589c48b9ef06e315c2d40751 100644
--- a/contrib/mariadb-stretch-err1071.md
+++ b/contrib/mariadb-stretch-err1071.md
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ There are several possible workarounds for the problem:
 
  * Use `utf8` (not `utf8mb4`). Either by setting `store.db.Charset` to `utf8` or by
    creating the database using this command:
+
    ```mysql
 create database tank CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
    ```
-
    Setting the character set using the daemon configuration is preferred because this also
    makes sure that the database connection itself will use the correct settings as well.