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@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ colmena build --keep-result --experimental-flake-eval
 
 To apply to the local machine:
 ```
-sudo colmena apply-local --sudo --experimental-flake-eval`
+sudo colmena apply-local --sudo --experimental-flake-eval
 ```
 
 To apply to all remotely managed systems:
 ```
-colmena apply --experimental-flake-eval`
+colmena apply --experimental-flake-eval
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]