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@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ If you happen to be using Home Assistant in Docker, here's how you might
 request wake-on-lan of a remote server via wake-on-lan-service. This example
 is of an automation action in your Home Assistant configuration:
 
-```
+```yaml
 automation:
   - alias: my automation
     trigger: ...