diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebf4e29..04da863 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ initial_comment = New job on instance `{app_name}` for architecture `{arch_name}
 created. Note, the part '{accelerator_spec}' is only filled-in by the bot if the
 argument 'accelerator' to the `bot: build` command have been used.
 ```
-with_accelerator =  " and accelerator {accelerator}"
+with_accelerator =  and accelerator `{accelerator}`
 ```
 `with_accelerator` is used to provide information about the accelerator the job
 should build for if and only if the argument `accelerator:X/Y` has been provided.
diff --git a/app.cfg.example b/app.cfg.example
index 2e50834..152de2b 100644
--- a/app.cfg.example
+++ b/app.cfg.example
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ scontrol_command = /usr/bin/scontrol
 [submitted_job_comments]
 awaits_release = job id `{job_id}` awaits release by job manager
 initial_comment = New job on instance `{app_name}` for CPU micro-architecture `{arch_name}`{accelerator_spec} for repository `{repo_id}` in job dir `{symlink}`
-with_accelerator = " and accelerator {accelerator}"
+with_accelerator =  and accelerator `{accelerator}`
 
 
 [new_job_comments]