diff --git a/docsite/latest/rst/playbooks2.rst b/docsite/latest/rst/playbooks2.rst
index 738e89c4f75..ff6d3f5e5ba 100644
--- a/docsite/latest/rst/playbooks2.rst
+++ b/docsite/latest/rst/playbooks2.rst
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ If you have a list of hashes, you can reference subkeys using things like::
 Nested Loops
 ````````````
 
-Loops can be nested as well:
+Loops can be nested as well::
 
     - name: give users access to multiple databases
       mysql_user: name={{ item[0] }} priv={{ item[1] }}.*:*
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Loops can be nested as well:
         - [ 'alice', 'bob', 'eve' ]
         - [ 'clientdb', 'employeedb', 'providerdb' ]
 
-As with the case of 'with_items' above, you can use previously defined variables. Just specify the variable'sname without templating it with '{{ }}'.
+As with the case of 'with_items' above, you can use previously defined variables. Just specify the variable'sname without templating it with '{{ }}'::
 
     - name: here, 'users' contains the above list of employees
       mysql_user: name={{ item[0] }} priv={{ item[1] }}.*:*