diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/output_parsers/format_instructions.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/output_parsers/format_instructions.py
index a614cf3f0d..fd9fb3ba23 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/output_parsers/format_instructions.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/output_parsers/format_instructions.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ STRUCTURED_FORMAT_SIMPLE_INSTRUCTIONS = """
 {{
 {format}
 }}
-"""
+```"""
 
 
 PYDANTIC_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS = """The output should be formatted as a JSON instance that conforms to the JSON schema below.
diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/output_parsers/structured.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/output_parsers/structured.py
index b7f53ca32b..75bc1103df 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/output_parsers/structured.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/output_parsers/structured.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class StructuredOutputParser(BaseOutputParser):
         #     "foo": List[string]  // a list of strings
         #     "bar": string  // a string
         # }
+        # ```
 
         Args:
             only_json (bool): If True, only the json in the Markdown code snippet