diff --git a/docs/development/setup-recommended.md b/docs/development/setup-recommended.md
index e398d1462e..2735ec27e2 100644
--- a/docs/development/setup-recommended.md
+++ b/docs/development/setup-recommended.md
@@ -665,8 +665,12 @@ close your terminal window(s).
 On Windows with WSL 2, to resume developing you just need to open a new Git
 BASH window. Then change into your `zulip` folder and verify the Python
 environment was properly activated (you will see `(zulip-py3-venv)`). If the
-`(zulip-py3-venv)` part is missing, run
-`source /srv/zulip-py3-venv/bin/activate`.
+`(zulip-py3-venv)` part is missing, run:
+
+```console
+$ source /srv/zulip-py3-venv/bin/activate
+```
+
 :::
 
 :::{tab-item} Windows (VM)