diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 32247d18..008dd3d2 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ SMART_TOKEN_LIMIT=8000
 ### MEMORY
 ################################################################################
 
-# MEMORY_BACKEND - Memory backend type (Default: local)
+### MEMORY_BACKEND - Memory backend type
+# local - Default
+# pinecone - Pinecone (if configured)
+# redis - Redis (if configured)
 MEMORY_BACKEND=local
 
 ### PINECONE
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9c887d6..de418ae9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
       - `smart_llm_model_deployment_id` - your gpt-4 deployment ID
       - `embedding_model_deployment_id` - your text-embedding-ada-002 v2 deployment ID
     - Please specify all of these values as double-quoted strings
-    > Replace string in angled brackets (<>) to your own ID
     ```yaml
+    # Replace string in angled brackets (<>) to your own ID
     azure_model_map:
       fast_llm_model_deployment_id: "<my-fast-llm-deployment-id>"
       ...
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ By default, Auto-GPT is going to use LocalCache instead of redis or Pinecone.
 
 To switch to either, change the `MEMORY_BACKEND` env variable to the value that you want:
 
-`local` (default) uses a local JSON cache file
-`pinecone` uses the Pinecone.io account you configured in your ENV settings
-`redis` will use the redis cache that you configured
+* `local` (default) uses a local JSON cache file
+* `pinecone` uses the Pinecone.io account you configured in your ENV settings
+* `redis` will use the redis cache that you configured
 
 ## View Memory Usage