diff --git a/docs/plugins.rst b/docs/plugins.rst
index 289be649..8add7352 100644
--- a/docs/plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins.rst
@@ -1011,6 +1011,8 @@ This hook fires when the Datasette application server first starts up. You can i
 
 Or you can return an async function which will be awaited on startup. Use this option if you need to make any database queries:
 
+.. code-block:: python
+
     @hookimpl
     def startup(datasette):
         async def inner():
@@ -1021,7 +1023,6 @@ Or you can return an async function which will be awaited on startup. Use this o
                 """, block=True)
         return inner
 
-
 Potential use-cases:
 
 * Run some initialization code for the plugin