diff --git a/common/conventions.rst b/common/conventions.rst
index b3cbabb2..0f86d096 100644
--- a/common/conventions.rst
+++ b/common/conventions.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Command prompts
 
    $ command
 
+.. end
+
 Any user, including the ``root`` user, can run commands that are
 prefixed with the ``$`` prompt.
 
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ prefixed with the ``$`` prompt.
 
    # command
 
+.. end
+
 The ``root`` user must run commands that are prefixed with the ``#``
 prompt. You can also prefix these commands with the :command:`sudo`
 command, if available, to run them.