diff --git a/docs/references/broker.rst b/docs/references/broker.rst
index f66c7d9..377ca87 100644
--- a/docs/references/broker.rst
+++ b/docs/references/broker.rst
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ The ``topic-check`` section setup access control policies for publishing and sub
 * ``enabled``: set to true if you want to impose an access control policy. Otherwise, set it to false.
 * ``plugins``: defines the list of activated plugins. Note the plugins must be defined in the ``hbmqtt.broker.plugins`` `entry point <https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/setuptools.html#dynamic-discovery-of-services-and-plugins>`_.
 * aditional parameters: depending on the plugin used for access control, additional parameters should be added.
-** In case of ``topic_acl`` plugin, the Access Control List (ACL) must be defined in the parameter ``acl``.
-*** For each of the usernames, a list with the allowed topics must be defined.
-*** If the client logs in anonymously, the ``anonymous`` entry within the ACL is used in order to grant/deny subscriptions.
+    * In case of ``topic_acl`` plugin, the Access Control List (ACL) must be defined in the parameter ``acl``.
+        * For each of the usernames, a list with the allowed topics must be defined.
+        * If the client logs in anonymously, the ``anonymous`` entry within the ACL is used in order to grant/deny subscriptions.
 
 
 .. [1] See `PyYAML <http://pyyaml.org/wiki/PyYAMLDocumentation>`_ for loading YAML files as Python dict.