diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 2f8ca63b..116b0c79 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 
 Thanks for creating a PR! Here's a quick checklist to pay attention to:
 
-* Please add an entry to ``docs/changelog.rst`` as appropriate.
+* Please add an entry to docs/changelog.rst as appropriate.
 
 * Has some new parameter been added or semantics modified somehow? Please
-  ensure relevant documentation is updated in ``docs/ansible.rst`` and
-  ``docs/api.rst``.
+  ensure relevant documentation is updated in docs/ansible.rst and
+  docs/api.rst.
 
 * If it's for new functionality, is there at least a basic test in either
-  ``tests/`` or ``tests/ansible/`` covering it?
+  tests/ or tests/ansible/ covering it?
 
 * If it's for a new connection method, please try to stub out the
-  implementation as in ``tests/data/stubs/``, so that construction can at least
-  be tested without having a full configruation.
+  implementation as in tests/data/stubs/, so that construction can be tested
+  without having a working configuration.