diff --git a/modules/services/mako.nix b/modules/services/mako.nix
index 49be40034..cca30a2ed 100644
--- a/modules/services/mako.nix
+++ b/modules/services/mako.nix
@@ -108,29 +108,27 @@ in
         ]
       );
       default = { };
-      example = ''
-        {
-          actions = true;
-          anchor = "top-right";
-          background-color = "#000000";
-          border-color = "#FFFFFF";
-          border-radius = 0;
-          default-timeout = 0;
-          font = "monospace 10";
-          height = 100;
-          width = 300;
-          icons = true;
-          ignore-timeout = false;
-          layer = "top";
-          margin = 10;
-          markup = true;
+      example = {
+        actions = true;
+        anchor = "top-right";
+        background-color = "#000000";
+        border-color = "#FFFFFF";
+        border-radius = 0;
+        default-timeout = 0;
+        font = "monospace 10";
+        height = 100;
+        width = 300;
+        icons = true;
+        ignore-timeout = false;
+        layer = "top";
+        margin = 10;
+        markup = true;
 
-          # Section example
-          "actionable=true" = {
-            anchor = "top-left";
-          };
-        }
-      '';
+        # Section example
+        "actionable=true" = {
+          anchor = "top-left";
+        };
+      };
       description = ''
         Configuration settings for mako. Can include both global settings and sections.
         All available options can be found here: