diff --git a/changelog.d/746.bugfix b/changelog.d/746.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31f74597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/746.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix Github comments not being rendered correctly as blockquotes.
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diff --git a/src/Connections/GithubRepo.ts b/src/Connections/GithubRepo.ts
index e58dcd0f..3ba1ce9e 100644
--- a/src/Connections/GithubRepo.ts
+++ b/src/Connections/GithubRepo.ts
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ export class GitHubRepoConnection extends CommandConnection<GitHubRepoConnection
         }
     
         let message = `**${event.comment.user.login}** [commented](${event.issue.html_url}) on [${event.repository.full_name}#${event.issue.number}](${event.issue.html_url})  `;
-        message += "\n > " + event.comment.body.substring(0, TRUNCATE_COMMENT_SIZE) + (event.comment.body.length > TRUNCATE_COMMENT_SIZE ? "…" : "");
+        message += "\n> " + event.comment.body.substring(0, TRUNCATE_COMMENT_SIZE) + (event.comment.body.length > TRUNCATE_COMMENT_SIZE ? "…" : "");
 
         await this.intent.sendEvent(this.roomId, {
             msgtype: "m.notice",