diff --git a/examples/exampleOutputWithCodeBlocks.md b/examples/exampleOutputWithCodeBlocks.md
index b9c21b5..8dd4715 100644
--- a/examples/exampleOutputWithCodeBlocks.md
+++ b/examples/exampleOutputWithCodeBlocks.md
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ Enter telemetry — by automatically collecting statistics and/or errors, you ca
 
 [Azure application insights](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/application-insights/) makes this collection very simple (and free):
 
+```
 npm install [vscode-extension-telemetry](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-extension-telemetry) --save
+```
 
 If you want a real-world example of its useage you can take a look at how I use it in [AREPL-vscode](https://github.com/Almenon/AREPL-vscode/blob/master/src/telemetry.ts).
 
@@ -29,21 +31,27 @@ distinct users, ordered by last use date.
 
 Some other useful queries:
 
+```
 // heaviest users by avg time spent using extcustomEvents |   
 where timestamp < now() and name=="almenon.arepl/closed" |   
 summarize timeOpen=avg(todouble(customDimensions.timeSpent)) by cloud\_RoleInstance | order by timeOpen
+```
 
 * * *
 
+```
 // most frequent users by number of times openedcustomEvents |   
 where timestamp < now() and name=="almenon.arepl/closed" |   
 summarize numEvents=count(iKey) by cloud\_RoleInstance | order by numEvents
+```
 
 * * *
 
 You can even project your results into graphs
 
+```
 customEvents | where name == 'almenon.arepl/closed' | summarize count() by client\_CountryOrRegion | render piechart
+```
 
 <img class="cp t u gw ak" src="https://miro.medium.com/max/1448/1\*Su93PsHonYivRH\_b8ktvKw.png" width="724" height="601" role="presentation"/>
 
diff --git a/lib/convertFromUrl.js b/lib/convertFromUrl.js
index 3ef94e9..98873bf 100644
--- a/lib/convertFromUrl.js
+++ b/lib/convertFromUrl.js
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ turndownService.addRule('noHiddenImages', {
   }
 })
 
+turndownService.addRule('code blocks', {
+  filter: 'pre',
+  replacement: function (content, node) {
+    return "```\n" + content + "\n```"
+  }
+})
+
 // todo: filter out profile header
 // (right below title, the div with author profile pic and name and time to read article)
 // unfortunately Medium uses randomly generated CSS properties which makes it hard to