diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/rageshake/submit.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/rageshake/submit.go
index 72efc30..20e9810 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/rageshake/submit.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/rageshake/submit.go
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func buildGithubIssueRequest(p parsedPayload, listingURL string) github.IssueReq
 	}
 
 	var bodyBuf bytes.Buffer
-	fmt.Fprintf(&bodyBuf, "User message:\n```\n%s\n```\n", p.UserText)
+	fmt.Fprintf(&bodyBuf, "User message:\n\n%s\n\n", p.UserText)
 	for k, v := range p.Data {
 		fmt.Fprintf(&bodyBuf, "%s: `%s`\n", k, v)
 	}
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/rageshake/submit_test.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/rageshake/submit_test.go
index 2457954..2adb155 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/rageshake/submit_test.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/rageshake/submit_test.go
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ riot-web
 	if *issueReq.Title != "test words." {
 		t.Errorf("Title: got %s, want %s", *issueReq.Title, "test words.")
 	}
-	expectedBody := "User message:\n```\n\ntest words.\n```"
+	expectedBody := "User message:\n\n\ntest words.\n"
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(*issueReq.Body, expectedBody) {
 		t.Errorf("Body: got %s, want %s", *issueReq.Body, expectedBody)
 	}
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ Content-Disposition: form-data; name="text"
 	if *issueReq.Title != "Untitled report" {
 		t.Errorf("Title: got %s, want %s", *issueReq.Title, "Untitled report")
 	}
-	expectedBody := "User message:\n```\n\n```"
+	expectedBody := "User message:\n\n\n"
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(*issueReq.Body, expectedBody) {
 		t.Errorf("Body: got %s, want %s", *issueReq.Body, expectedBody)
 	}