diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e46a5a2..95a590ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ codecov-upload:
 
 doc-check:
 	@echo $(H1)Running documentations checks$(H1END)
-	mdl --verbose --git-recurse --style docs/linter/mdl-styles.rb .
+	mdl --git-recurse --style docs/linter/mdl-styles.rb .
 
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 38846709..5d967fab 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ DELETE /delete HTTP/1.1
 
 In addition to the standard methods (`GET`, `POST`, `HEAD`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, `DELETE`, etc.), you can use custom method names, for example:
 
-
 ```bash
 $ http AHOY pie.dev/post
 ```
@@ -286,8 +285,8 @@ $ http GET pie.dev/get hello=world
 
 The `METHOD` argument is optional, and when you don’t specify it, HTTPie defaults to:
 
-* `GET` for requests without body
-* `POST` for requests with body
+- `GET` for requests without body
+- `POST` for requests with body
 
 Here we don’t specify any request data, so both commands will send the same `GET` request:
 
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ $ http pie.dev/get
 
 Here, on the other hand, we do have some data, so both commands will make the same `POST` request:
 
-```
+```bash
 $ http POST pie.dev/post hello=world
 ```
 
@@ -309,8 +308,6 @@ $ http POST pie.dev/post hello=world
 $ http pie.dev/post hello=world
 ```
 
-
-
 ## Request URL
 
 The only information HTTPie needs to perform a request is a URL.