diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 8b7105ac..1194e30a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ gem 'rubytree'
 gem 'sass-rails', '~> 4.0.3'
 gem 'sdoc', '~> 0.4.0', group: :doc
 gem 'slim'
+gem 'bootstrap_pagedown'
 gem 'pagedown-rails', '~> 1.1.4'
 gem 'sorcery'
 gem 'thread_safe'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 97c6b626..46fe1057 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ GEM
       debug_inspector (>= 0.0.1)
     bootstrap-will_paginate (0.0.10)
       will_paginate
+    bootstrap_pagedown (1.1.0)
+      rails (>= 3.2)
     builder (3.2.2)
     byebug (8.2.2)
     capistrano (3.3.5)
@@ -357,6 +359,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   better_errors
   binding_of_caller
   bootstrap-will_paginate
+  bootstrap_pagedown
   byebug
   capistrano (~> 3.3.0)
   capistrano-rails
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index ed72ef61..e812a7db 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 //= require jquery
 //
 //= require ace/ace
+//= require bootstrap_pagedown
 //= require chosen.jquery.min
 //= require d3
 //= require jquery.turbolinks
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js b/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js
index 444192f5..cd8df5a9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ $(function() {
     } else if ($('.edit_exercise, .new_exercise').isPresent()) {
       execution_environments = $('form').data('execution-environments');
       file_types = $('form').data('file-types');
-     // new MarkdownEditor('#exercise_instructions');
-      //new MarkdownEditor('#exercise_description');
+      // new MarkdownEditor('#exercise_instructions');
+      // new MarkdownEditor('#exercise_description')
       // todo: add an ace editor for each file
       new PagedownEditor('#exercise_description');
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 0258a5fd..47163008 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
  *= require_tree ../../../lib
  *= require_tree ../../../vendor/assets/stylesheets/
  *= require_self
+ *= require bootstrap_pagedown
  *= require markdown
 */