diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81fb1c6..d0dcb2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ The available items are the following:
 You can also give default values for each item.
 See an example in [customFormatExample.json](customFormatExample.json).
 
+Note that outputting the license text is not recommended with Markdown formatting, as it can be very long and does not work well with Markdown lists.
+
 <a name="requiring"/>
 
 ## Requiring
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 6301903..453fc6d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ exports.asMarkDown = function asMarkDown(sorted, customFormat) {
 
     if (customFormat && Object.keys(customFormat).length > 0) {
         Object.keys(sorted).forEach((sortedItem) => {
-            text.push(` - **[${sortedItem}](${sorted[sortedItem].repository})**`);
+            text.push(`- **[${sortedItem}](${sorted[sortedItem].repository})**`);
 
             Object.keys(customFormat).forEach((customItem) => {
                 text.push(`    - ${customItem}: ${sorted[sortedItem][customItem]}`);
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ exports.asMarkDown = function asMarkDown(sorted, customFormat) {
     } else {
         Object.keys(sorted).forEach((key) => {
             const module = sorted[key];
-            text.push(`[${key}](${module.repository}) - ${module.licenses}`);
+            text.push(`- [${key}](${module.repository}) - ${module.licenses}`);
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test.js b/tests/test.js
index e0ad200..fa7f561 100644
--- a/tests/test.js
+++ b/tests/test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('main tests', function () {
 
         it('and convert to MarkDown', function () {
             const str = checker.asMarkDown(output);
-            assert.equal(str.split('\n')[0], '[@babel/code-frame@7.16.7](https://github.com/babel/babel) - MIT');
+            assert.equal(str.split('\n')[0], '- [@babel/code-frame@7.16.7](https://github.com/babel/babel) - MIT');
         });
     });
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('main tests', function () {
             };
 
             const str = checker.asMarkDown(output, format);
-            assert.equal(str.split('\n')[0], ' - **[@babel/code-frame@7.16.7](https://github.com/babel/babel)**');
+            assert.equal(str.split('\n')[0], '- **[@babel/code-frame@7.16.7](https://github.com/babel/babel)**');
         });
     });