diff --git a/src/maggma/stores/advanced_stores.py b/src/maggma/stores/advanced_stores.py
index e6efbf75f..75b22c73a 100644
--- a/src/maggma/stores/advanced_stores.py
+++ b/src/maggma/stores/advanced_stores.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 
 class MongograntStore(MongoStore):
-    """Initialize a Store with a mongogrant "<role>:<host>/<db>." spec.
+    """Initialize a Store with a mongogrant "`<role>`:`<host>`/`<db>`." spec.
 
     Some class methods of MongoStore, e.g. from_db_file and from_collection,
     are not supported.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         """
         Args:
-            mongogrant_spec: of the form <role>:<host>/<db>, where
+            mongogrant_spec: of the form `<role>`:`<host>`/`<db>`, where
                 role is one of {"read", "readWrite"} or aliases {"ro", "rw"};
                 host is a db host (w/ optional port) or alias; and db is a db
                 on that host, or alias. See mongogrant documentation.