diff --git a/docs/markdown.md b/docs/markdown.md
index 9b252f1a8e..6005bcabed 100755
--- a/docs/markdown.md
+++ b/docs/markdown.md
@@ -14,21 +14,6 @@ await $`whoami`
 await $`echo ${__dirname}`
 ```
 
-~~~js
-await $`whoami`
-await $`echo ${__dirname}`
-~~~
-
-````js
-await $`whoami`
-await $`echo ${__dirname}`
-````
-
-~~~~js
-await $`whoami`
-await $`echo ${__dirname}`
-~~~~
-
 The `__filename` will be pointed to **markdown.md**:
 
 ```js
@@ -48,21 +33,6 @@ VAR=$(date)
 echo "$VAR" | wc -c
 ```
 
-~~~bash
-VAR=$(date)
-echo "$VAR" | wc -c
-~~~
-
-````bash
-VAR=$(date)
-echo "$VAR" | wc -c
-````
-
-~~~~bash
-VAR=$(date)
-echo "$VAR" | wc -c
-~~~~
-
 Other code blocks are ignored:
 
 ```css
@@ -70,22 +40,3 @@ body .hero {
     margin: 42px;
 }
 ```
-
-~~~css
-body .hero {
-    margin: 42px;
-}
-~~~
-
-````css
-body .hero {
-    margin: 42px;
-}
-````
-
-~~~~css
-body .hero {
-    margin: 42px;
-}
-~~~~
-
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index ddaca8cbf8..54041a1922 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -187,27 +187,29 @@ function transformMarkdown(buf: Buffer) {
   const source = buf.toString()
   const output = []
   let state = 'root'
-  let sequence = ''
-  let match = ''
+  let codeBlockEnd = ''
   let prevLineIsEmpty = true
+  const jsCodeBlock = /^(```+|~~~+)(js|javascript)$/
+  const shCodeBlock = /^(```+|~~~+)(sh|bash)$/
+  const otherCodeBlock = /^(```+|~~~+)(.*)$/
   for (let line of source.split('\n')) {
     switch (state) {
       case 'root':
         if (/^( {4}|\t)/.test(line) && prevLineIsEmpty) {
           output.push(line)
           state = 'tab'
-        } else if (/^(```+|~~~+)(js|javascript)$/.test(line)) {
+        } else if (jsCodeBlock.test(line)) {
           output.push('')
           state = 'js'
-          sequence = line.match(/^(```+|~~~+)(js|javascript)$/)![1]
-        } else if (/^(```+|~~~+)(sh|bash)$/.test(line)) {
+          codeBlockEnd = line.match(jsCodeBlock)![1]
+        } else if (shCodeBlock.test(line)) {
           output.push('await $`')
           state = 'bash'
-          sequence = line.match(/^(```+|~~~+)(sh|bash)$/)![1]
-        } else if (/^(```+|~~~+).*$/.test(line)) {
+          codeBlockEnd = line.match(shCodeBlock)![1]
+        } else if (otherCodeBlock.test(line)) {
           output.push('')
           state = 'other'
-          sequence = line.match(/^(```+|~~~+)(.*)$/)![1]
+          codeBlockEnd = line.match(otherCodeBlock)![1]
         } else {
           prevLineIsEmpty = line === ''
           output.push('// ' + line)
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ function transformMarkdown(buf: Buffer) {
         }
         break
       case 'js':
-        if (line === sequence) {
+        if (line === codeBlockEnd) {
           output.push('')
           state = 'root'
         } else {
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ function transformMarkdown(buf: Buffer) {
         }
         break
       case 'bash':
-        if (line === sequence) {
+        if (line === codeBlockEnd) {
           output.push('`')
           state = 'root'
         } else {
@@ -240,7 +242,7 @@ function transformMarkdown(buf: Buffer) {
         }
         break
       case 'other':
-        if (line === sequence) {
+        if (line === codeBlockEnd) {
           output.push('')
           state = 'root'
         } else {
diff --git a/test/cli.test.js b/test/cli.test.js
index aa218470a0..d3502b836f 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.js
+++ b/test/cli.test.js
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ test('markdown scripts are working', async () => {
   await $`node build/cli.js docs/markdown.md`
 })
 
+test('markdown scripts are working', async () => {
+  await $`node build/cli.js docs/markdown.md`
+})
+
 test('exceptions are caught', async () => {
   let out1 = await $`node build/cli.js <<<${'await $`wtf`'}`.nothrow()
   assert.match(out1.stderr, 'Error:')
diff --git a/test/fixtures/markdown.md b/test/fixtures/markdown.md
index 9ba758ebc5..8ed8653dbf 100755
--- a/test/fixtures/markdown.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/markdown.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ await $`whoami`
 await $`echo ${__dirname}`
 ```
 
+~~~js
+await $`echo "tilda"`
+~~~
+
 ```js
 console.log(chalk.yellowBright(__filename))
 ```