diff --git a/doc/bugs/three_character_directories_created/comment_2_f6375964a6c8bb1e6c5b7238effca66d._comment b/doc/bugs/three_character_directories_created/comment_2_f6375964a6c8bb1e6c5b7238effca66d._comment
index 9147294e35..800a276f20 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/three_character_directories_created/comment_2_f6375964a6c8bb1e6c5b7238effca66d._comment
+++ b/doc/bugs/three_character_directories_created/comment_2_f6375964a6c8bb1e6c5b7238effca66d._comment
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  date="2012-11-12T15:57:20Z"
  content="""
 It just happened again to me, on another computer:
+
+<pre>
     % git annex sync
     (merging synced/git-annex into git-annex...)
     commit  
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ It just happened again to me, on another computer:
     'Note about fast-forwards' section of 'git push --help' for details.
     failed
     git-annex: sync: 3 failed
-
+</pre>
 
 git status was showing all the 3 character directories and new files. I commited to git the path I actually wanted to commit, ran a git annex sync again and now my status is clean, but the directories are there. Am I doing something wrong this way?