diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/i-have-an-issue.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/i-have-an-issue.yml
index 49c217936..7ae43bf13 100755
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/i-have-an-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/i-have-an-issue.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ body:
     label: Docker Logs
     description: |
      You can retrieve the logs from Portainer -> Containers -> your NetAlertX container -> Logs or by running `sudo docker logs netalertx`.
+    value: |
+        ```
+          PASTE DOCKER LOG HERE. Using the triple backticks preserves format. 
+        ```
   validations:
     required: true