diff --git a/.mdl_style.rb b/.mdl_style.rb
index 6b9b7c9..6a1bb85 100644
--- a/.mdl_style.rb
+++ b/.mdl_style.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 all
-rule 'MD007', :indent => 4
+rule 'MD007', :indent => 2
 rule 'MD013', :tables => false
diff --git a/checks.nix b/checks.nix
index 3cfebe5..77653e5 100644
--- a/checks.nix
+++ b/checks.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ forEachSystem (system: {
       # toml hooks
       check-toml.enable = true;
 
+      # markdown hooks
+      mdl = {
+        enable = true;
+        settings.rules = [
+          "all"
+          "rule 'MD007', :indent => 2"
+          "rule 'MD013', :tables => false"
+        ];
+      };
+
       # git hooks
       check-merge-conflicts.enable = true;
       ## prevents committing to main