diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs
index 429cb597..aa2f4b15 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs
@@ -113,17 +113,23 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
             //sample template
             //var reportTemplate = "'<div>{{#with person}}<span class=\"ay-red\">{{firstname}}</span>  {{aycaps lastname}}{{/with}}</div>'";
-            var reportTemplate = "'<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>test title</title></head><body> <img src=\"http://localhost:7575/api/v8/logo/small\" /><h1>Test page top</h1><p class=\"ay-blue\">A blue paragraph</p><div>{{#with person}}<span class=\"ay-red\">{{firstname}}</span>  {{aycaps lastname}}{{/with}}</div></body></html>'";
+            var reportTemplate = "'<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>test title</title></head><body> <img src=\"http://localhost:7575/api/v8/logo/medium\" />"+
+            "<h1>Test page top</h1><p class=\"ay-blue\">A blue paragraph</p><div>{{#with person}}<span class=\"ay-red\">{{firstname}}</span> {{aycaps lastname}}{{/with}}</div>"+
+            "<br/><br/><h4>Some markdown</h4><div>{{{aymarkdown mdtest}}}</div></body></html>'";
 
             //data object        
-            var reportData = "{ person: { firstname: 'Tyler', lastname: 'Mott' } }";
+            var reportData = "{ person: { firstname: 'Tyler', lastname: 'Mott' }, mdtest:'| CODE | MEANING |\\n| ----- | ------------------------------ |\\n| E1000 | Could not connect to the database specified in the [connection string](ops-config-db.md). |\\n| E1050 | XXXXXXXX |\\n| E1012 | Missing resource folder. AyaNova was started from the wrong location or was not installed properly. |\\n' }";
 
             using (var browser = await Puppeteer.LaunchAsync(new LaunchOptions { Headless = true }))
             using (var page = await browser.NewPageAsync())
             {
+
                 //Add handlebars JS for compiling and presenting
                 await page.AddScriptTagAsync(new AddTagOptions() { Path = hbspath });
 
+                //add marked for markdown processing
+                 await page.AddScriptTagAsync(new AddTagOptions() { Path = Path.Combine(ReportJSFolderPath, "marked.js") });
+
                 //test add helpers
                 await page.AddScriptTagAsync(new AddTagOptions() { Path = Path.Combine(ReportJSFolderPath, "ay-hb-helpers.js") });
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/resource/reportjs/ay-hb-helpers.js b/server/AyaNova/resource/reportjs/ay-hb-helpers.js
index 68b4f268..c11df28d 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/resource/reportjs/ay-hb-helpers.js
+++ b/server/AyaNova/resource/reportjs/ay-hb-helpers.js
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@ function ayRegisterHelpers() {
   Handlebars.registerHelper("aycaps", function (aString) {
     return aString.toUpperCase();
   });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper("aymarkdown",function(astring){
+    return marked(astring, { breaks: true })
+  })
 }
