diff --git a/docs/unittest.rst b/docs/unittest.rst
index 04506fde..43056317 100644
--- a/docs/unittest.rst
+++ b/docs/unittest.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Assuming you already have the `pattoo` database set up, these steps will copy
 the contents of the pattoo database to a new `pattoo_unittest` database so that
 it can be used by the local unittests.
 
-::
+.. code-block:: console
+
     $ mysqldump -u root -p pattoo > pattoo.sql
     Enter password:
     $ mysql -u root -p pattoo_unittest < pattoo.sql