diff --git a/pillar/markdown.py b/pillar/markdown.py
index 154e5e34..8c843f30 100644
--- a/pillar/markdown.py
+++ b/pillar/markdown.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ALLOWED_TAGS = [
     'del', 'kbd',
     'dl', 'dt', 'dd',
     'blockquote',
-    'code',
+    'code', 'pre',
     'li', 'ol', 'ul',
     'h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6',
     'p', 'br', 'hr',