diff --git a/.mdlrc.rb b/.mdlrc.rb
index b5160b09..0b0c88f4 100644
--- a/.mdlrc.rb
+++ b/.mdlrc.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 all
+rule 'MD009', :br_spaces => 2
 rule 'MD013', :line_length => 120, :tables => false, :code_blocks => false
 rule 'MD029', :style => :ordered
 exclude_rule 'MD033'
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 77bc4ff5..586dd61a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ repos:
   hooks:
   - id: trailing-whitespace
     exclude: (tests/modeltests/disassembly/)
+    args: ["--markdown-linebreak-ext=md,markdown"]
   - id: end-of-file-fixer
   - id: check-added-large-files
     args: ['--maxkb=1000']
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f00930f5..4a8b6a0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ performance data formats under this umbrella.
 
 ## Screenshots
 
-Here are some screenshots showing the most important features of hotspot in action:
+Here are some screenshots showing the most important features of hotspot in action  
+test
 
 ### Visualize Data