diff --git a/docs/reference/basic-config.md b/docs/reference/basic-config.md
index 03660a92a..da1bcb2a3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/basic-config.md
+++ b/docs/reference/basic-config.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ mapped_pages:
 
 This page shows you the possible basic configuration options that the clients offers.
 
-<pre><code class="language-js hljs language-javascript">
+```js
+```
+
 const { Client } = require('@elastic/elasticsearch')
 
 const client = new Client({
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ const client = new Client({
   maxRetries: 5,
   sniffOnStart: true
 })
+
 ```
 
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