diff --git a/config/application.properties b/config/application.properties
index 147d224..74fa48f 100644
--- a/config/application.properties
+++ b/config/application.properties
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ get-teams.v2.enabled=GET_TEAMS_V2_ENABLED
 slack.workspace.id=SLACK_WORKSPACE_ID
 navi.jira.base.url=https://navihq.atlassian.net/
 
-houston.channel.help.message=```/houston: General command to open the other options| /houston severity: Opens the view to update severity of the incident| /houston set severity to <severities_label>: Sets the incident severity| /houston team: Opens the view to update team| /houston set team to <incident team>: Sets the incident team| /houston status: Opens the view to set status| /houston set status to <Investigating/Identified/Monitoring/Resolved>: Sets the incident status| /houston description: Opens the view to set incident description| /houston set description to <incident description>: Sets the incident description| /houston resolve: Opens the view to fill RCA and resolve| /houston rca: Opens the view to fill RCA```
-non.houston.channel.help.message=```/houston: General command to open the other options| /houston start: Opens the view to start a new incident| /houston start <severity> <team> title <incident title> description <incident description>: Starts an incident of a specific severity and team```
+houston.channel.help.message=/houston: General command to open the other options| /houston severity: Opens the view to update severity of the incident| /houston set severity to <severities_label>: Sets the incident severity| /houston team: Opens the view to update team| /houston set team to <incident team>: Sets the incident team| /houston status: Opens the view to set status| /houston set status to <Investigating/Identified/Monitoring/Resolved>: Sets the incident status| /houston description: Opens the view to set incident description| /houston set description to <incident description>: Sets the incident description| /houston resolve: Opens the view to fill RCA and resolve| /houston rca: Opens the view to fill RCA
+non.houston.channel.help.message=/houston: General command to open the other options| /houston start: Opens the view to start a new incident| /houston start <severity> <team> title <incident title> description <incident description>: Starts an incident of a specific severity and team
 
 jira.base.url=JIRA_BASE_URL
 jira.username=JIRA_USERNAME
diff --git a/internal/processor/action/help_commands_submit_action.go b/internal/processor/action/help_commands_submit_action.go
index 5234ba7..1cafb6c 100644
--- a/internal/processor/action/help_commands_submit_action.go
+++ b/internal/processor/action/help_commands_submit_action.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (action *HelpCommandsAction) ProcessAction(userID, channelID string, reques
 		command, helpText := util.SplitUntilWord(h, ":")
 		formattedHelpMessage += fmt.Sprintf("%-91s: %s\n", strings.TrimSpace(command), strings.TrimSpace(helpText))
 	}
-	err = appcontext.GetSlackService().PostEphemeralByChannelID(formattedHelpMessage, userID, false, channelID)
+	err = appcontext.GetSlackService().PostEphemeralByChannelID(fmt.Sprintf("```%s```", formattedHelpMessage), userID, false, channelID)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s failed to post help command response. %+v", helpCommandsLogTag, err))
 	}