diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd024ff4b..eb712a0ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ function quux (foo) {
 }
 // Message: Expected JSDoc block to be aligned.
 
-/**
+ /**
  * @param {Number} foo
  */
 function quux (foo) {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function quux (foo) {
 }
 // Message: Expected JSDoc block to be aligned.
 
-/**
+ /**
   * @param {Number} foo
  */
 function quux (foo) {
@@ -3410,7 +3410,7 @@ An option object may have the following key:
 The following patterns are considered problems:
 
 ````js
-/**
+ /**
   * @param {HerType} baz - Foo.
   */
 function quux(foo, bar, baz) {
@@ -3419,7 +3419,7 @@ function quux(foo, bar, baz) {
 // Settings: {"jsdoc":{"preferredTypes":{"HerType":1000}}}
 // Message: Invalid `settings.jsdoc.preferredTypes`. Values must be falsy, a string, or an object.
 
-/**
+ /**
   * @param {HerType} baz - Foo.
   */
 function quux(foo, bar, baz) {
@@ -3446,7 +3446,7 @@ function quux(foo, bar) {
 // Options: [{"definedTypes":["MyType"]}]
 // Message: The type 'HisType' is undefined.
 
-/**
+ /**
   * @param {MyType} foo - Bar.
   * @param {HisType} bar - Foo.
   * @param {HerType} baz - Foo.
@@ -3458,7 +3458,7 @@ function quux(foo, bar, baz) {
 // Options: [{"definedTypes":["MyType"]}]
 // Message: The type 'HisType' is undefined.
 
-/**
+ /**
   * @param {MyType} foo - Bar.
   * @param {HisType} bar - Foo.
   * @param {HerType} baz - Foo.
@@ -3642,7 +3642,7 @@ function quux(foo, bar) {
 }
 // Options: [{"definedTypes":["MyType","HisType"]}]
 
-/**
+ /**
   * @param {MyType} foo - Bar.
   * @param {HisType} bar - Foo.
   * @param {HerType} baz - Foo.
@@ -3653,7 +3653,7 @@ function quux(foo, bar, baz) {
 // Settings: {"jsdoc":{"preferredTypes":{"hertype":{"replacement":"HerType"},"histype":"HisType"}}}
 // Options: [{"definedTypes":["MyType"]}]
 
-/**
+ /**
   * @param {MyType} foo - Bar.
   * @param {HisType} bar - Foo.
   * @param {HerType} baz - Foo.
diff --git a/src/bin/readme-assertions.js b/src/bin/readme-assertions.js
index 20df69bb9..0fc7450ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/readme-assertions.js
+++ b/src/bin/readme-assertions.js
@@ -7,18 +7,20 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import glob from 'glob';
 
 const trimCode = (code) => {
-  let lines = code.trim().split('\n');
+  let lines = code.replace(/^\n/, '').trimEnd().split('\n');
 
-  const indendation = lines[lines.length - 1].match(/^\s+/);
+  const firsLineIndentation = lines[0].match(/^\s+/);
+  const lastLineIndentation = lines[lines.length - 1].match(/^\s+/);
 
-  const indentSize = indendation ? indendation[0].length : 0;
+  const firstIndentSize = firsLineIndentation ? firsLineIndentation[0].length : 0;
+  const lastIndentSize = lastLineIndentation ? lastLineIndentation[0].length : 0;
 
   lines = lines.map((line, index) => {
     if (index === 0) {
-      return line;
+      return line.slice(Math.min(firstIndentSize, lastIndentSize));
     }
 
-    return line.slice(indentSize);
+    return line.slice(lastIndentSize);
   });
 
   return lines.join('\n');
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/checkExamples.js b/test/rules/assertions/checkExamples.js
index 2cc6fc69a..b6bef81a0 100644
--- a/test/rules/assertions/checkExamples.js
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/checkExamples.js
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ export default {
     },
     {
       code: `
-      /**
+     /**
       * @example
       * foo(function (err) {
       *     throw err;