diff --git a/plugins/common/shim/README.md b/plugins/common/shim/README.md
index 5453c90a4..e58249608 100644
--- a/plugins/common/shim/README.md
+++ b/plugins/common/shim/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ The goal of this _shim_ is to make it trivial to extract an internal input,
 processor, or output plugin from the main Telegraf repo out to a stand-alone
 repo. This allows anyone to build and run it as a separate app using one of the
 execd plugins:
+
 - [inputs.execd](/plugins/inputs/execd)
 - [processors.execd](/plugins/processors/execd)
 - [outputs.execd](/plugins/outputs/execd)
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ execd plugins:
 
   Refer to the execd plugin readmes for more information.
 
-## Congratulations!
+## Congratulations
 
 You've done it! Consider publishing your plugin to github and open a Pull Request
 back to the Telegraf repo letting us know about the availability of your
-[external plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/EXTERNAL_PLUGINS.md).
\ No newline at end of file
+[external plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/EXTERNAL_PLUGINS.md).