diff --git a/python/adapters/README.md b/python/adapters/README.md
index 72d7395..49e4a7e 100644
--- a/python/adapters/README.md
+++ b/python/adapters/README.md
@@ -88,19 +88,19 @@
 
 Now, start the CLI. Password for 'voltha' user is 'admin'. Please see Dockerfile.cli for passwords
 
-```$xslt
+```shell
 ssh -p 5022 voltha@localhost
 ```
 
 Perform the provisioning
 
-```$xslt
+```shell
 preprovision_olt -t ponsim_olt -H <IP of Ponsim OLT>:50060
 enable <deviceId>  // Use the device ID returned in the previous command
 ```
 
 At this point you can send flows to the devices using the test option in the CLI. 
-```$xslt
+```shell
 test
 install_eapol_flow <logical_device_id>
 install_dhcp_flows  <logical_device_id>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 You can also see the metrics the Ponsim OLT and ONU adapters are pushing onto the kafka bus.
 
-```$xslt
+```shell
 kafkacat -b <host IP>:9092 -t voltha.kpis -p 0  -o beginning
 ```
 
diff --git a/python/cli/docs/README.md b/python/cli/docs/README.md
index fbb48d0..e09f60e 100644
--- a/python/cli/docs/README.md
+++ b/python/cli/docs/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 Now, start the CLI. Password for 'voltha' user is 'admin'. Please see Dockerfile.cli for passwords
 
-```$xslt
+```shell
 tput rmam // If you are running on MAC for a clean output
 ssh -p 5022 voltha@localhost
 ```
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 Run the following at the prompt
 
-```$xslt
+```shell
 preprovision_olt -t ponsim_olt -H <IP of Ponsim OLT>:50060 // Note this is the actial ponsim_olt container IP
 enable <deviceId>  // Use the device ID returned in the previous command
 ```
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@
 ```
 
 Below are some examples.
-```$xslt
+```shell
 log -l ERROR // This sets the entire RW_CORE to output ERROR and above logs for all packages
 log -p rw_core/core -l DEBUG // This sets the rw_core/core package to debug level
 ```
 
 Typically, if you want to debug, say something with the kvstore, then you would set the log level for
 the entire RW Core to error followed by setting the log level to debug for the kvstore as shown below.
-```$xslt
+```shell
 log -l ERROR // This sets the entire RW_CORE to output ERROR and above logs for all packages
 log -p db/kvstore -l DEBUG // This sets the db/kvstore package to debug level
 ```