diff --git a/content/style/shortcodes.md b/content/style/shortcodes.md
index a02ae985f94..ae49b13e540 100644
--- a/content/style/shortcodes.md
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@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ produces:
 puts 'Hello, world!'
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
-
 ## `readfile` shortcode
 
 The `readfile` shortcode adds text from a file to a page. You can add a Markdown file, HTML file, or code file by specifying the path to the file from the project root directory.
diff --git a/content/style/test.md b/content/style/test.md
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--- a/content/style/test.md
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@@ -497,12 +497,16 @@ Add code using the readfile shortcode:
 
 And code without syntax highlighting:
 
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD040 -->
+
 ```
 describe google_compute_networks(project: 'chef-gcp-inspec') do
 	its('network_names') { should include 'inspec-network' }
 end
 ```
 
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD040 -->
+
 ### Inline code
 
 This is an `inline block of code`.