Fixes issues with markdown rendering

Before:
![screen shot 2014-11-17 at 12 12 18 pm](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1131196/5073830/09413894-6e53-11e4-9162-00245606f1e0.png)

After:

![screen shot 2014-11-17 at 12 12 31 pm](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1131196/5073829/0935c28e-6e53-11e4-92e2-bf3dcbb3ce54.png)

Fixes #1818