diff --git a/ftplugin/markdown.vim b/ftplugin/markdown.vim
index e8627cc..f406db5 100644
--- a/ftplugin/markdown.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/markdown.vim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endif
 
 runtime! ftplugin/html.vim ftplugin/html_*.vim ftplugin/html/*.vim
 
-setlocal comments=fb:*,fb:-,fb:+,n:> commentstring=>\ %s
+setlocal comments=fb:*,fb:-,fb:+,n:> commentstring=<!--%s-->
 setlocal formatoptions+=tcqln formatoptions-=r formatoptions-=o
 setlocal formatlistpat=^\\s*\\d\\+\\.\\s\\+\\\|^[-*+]\\s\\+\\\|^\\[^\\ze[^\\]]\\+\\]: