diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 062eca13..f0a68c91 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v1.12.1
     hooks:
       - id: blacken-docs
-        args: [--target-version=py39]
+        args: [--target-version=py39, --skip-errors]
 
 # Docker hooks do not work in pre-commit.ci
 # See: <https://github.com/pre-commit-ci/issues/issues/11>
diff --git a/docs/using/specifics.md b/docs/using/specifics.md
index c0269238..d25bcb94 100644
--- a/docs/using/specifics.md
+++ b/docs/using/specifics.md
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ sdf_len(sc, 100, repartition = 1) %>%
 Spylon kernel instantiates a `SparkContext` for you in variable `sc` after you configure Spark
 options in a `%%init_spark` magic cell.
 
-```text
+```python
 %%init_spark
 # Configure Spark to use a local master
 launcher.master = "local"
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ sdf_len(sc, 100, repartition = 1) %>%
 Spylon kernel instantiates a `SparkContext` for you in variable `sc` after you configure Spark
 options in a `%%init_spark` magic cell.
 
-```text
+```python
 %%init_spark
 # Configure Spark to use a local master
 launcher.master = "spark://master:7077"