diff --git a/docs/utils.md b/docs/utils.md
index b791be87..077f969c 100644
--- a/docs/utils.md
+++ b/docs/utils.md
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ timestamp(datetime_string)
 Input a date-time text string of several formats and convert to a naive or timezone-aware epoch timestamp in UTC
 
 Parameters:
+
     datetime_string:    (str)   a string representation of a date-time in several supported formats
 
 Attributes:
+
     string              (str)   the input datetime string
     format              (int)   the format rule that was used to decode the datetime string
     naive               (int)   timestamp based on locally configured timezone. None if conversion fails
diff --git a/jc/utils.py b/jc/utils.py
index 58874714..8284f4af 100644
--- a/jc/utils.py
+++ b/jc/utils.py
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ class timestamp:
     Input a date-time text string of several formats and convert to a naive or timezone-aware epoch timestamp in UTC
 
     Parameters:
+
         datetime_string:    (str)   a string representation of a date-time in several supported formats
 
     Attributes:
+
         string              (str)   the input datetime string
         format              (int)   the format rule that was used to decode the datetime string
         naive               (int)   timestamp based on locally configured timezone. None if conversion fails