diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb9496bc..d4131d89 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Oxipng is open-source software, distributed under the MIT license.
 Tested oxipng 2.2.0 (compiled on rustc 1.32.0 (9fda7c223 2019-01-16)) against OptiPNG version 0.7.7 on Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz with 8 logical cores
 
 
-
+```
 Benchmark #1: ./target/release/oxipng -P ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png
   Time (mean ± σ):     117.2 ms ±   5.6 ms    [User: 269.2 ms, System: 17.2 ms]
   Range (min … max):   106.6 ms … 126.0 ms    25 runs
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ Benchmark #2: optipng -simulate ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png
 Summary
   './target/release/oxipng -P ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png' ran
     2.39 ± 0.12 times faster than 'optipng -simulate ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png'
+
+
 Benchmark #1: ./target/release/oxipng -o4 -P ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png
   Time (mean ± σ):     144.7 ms ±   6.3 ms    [User: 497.5 ms, System: 25.5 ms]
   Range (min … max):   134.7 ms … 159.4 ms    19 runs
@@ -120,3 +122,4 @@ Benchmark #2: optipng -o 4 -simulate ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.
 Summary
   './target/release/oxipng -o4 -P ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png' ran
     6.54 ± 0.29 times faster than 'optipng -o 4 -simulate ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png'
+```
diff --git a/scripts/compare.sh b/scripts/compare.sh
index 307132a3..38242462 100755
--- a/scripts/compare.sh
+++ b/scripts/compare.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ OXIPNG_VERSION=$(./target/release/oxipng -V)
 OPTIPNG_VERSION=$(optipng -v | head -n 1)
 RUST_VERSION=$(rustc -V)
 echo "Tested $OXIPNG_VERSION (compiled on $RUST_VERSION) against $OPTIPNG_VERSION on $CPU with $CORES logical cores" >> README.md
-echo -e '\n\n' >> README.md
+echo -e '\n\n```\n' >> README.md
 
 hyperfine --warmup 5 './target/release/oxipng -P ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png' 'optipng -simulate ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png' | ./node_modules/.bin/strip-ansi >> README.md
+echo -e '\n\n' >> README.md
 hyperfine --warmup 5 './target/release/oxipng -o4 -P ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png' 'optipng -o 4 -simulate ./tests/files/rgb_16_should_be_grayscale_8.png' | ./node_modules/.bin/strip-ansi >> README.md
+
+echo -e '\n```\n' >> README.md