diff --git a/docs.go b/docs.go
index 021cc2b..9f82fc6 100644
--- a/docs.go
+++ b/docs.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // The function errors if either parsing or writing of the string fails.
 func (a *App) ToMarkdown() (string, error) {
 	var w bytes.Buffer
-	if err := a.writeDocTemplate(&w, 8); err != nil {
+	if err := a.writeDocTemplate(&w, 0); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	return w.String(), nil
diff --git a/template.go b/template.go
index 708a402..39fa4db 100644
--- a/template.go
+++ b/template.go
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ OPTIONS:
    {{end}}{{end}}
 `
 
-var MarkdownDocTemplate = `% {{ .App.Name }} {{ .SectionNum }}
+var MarkdownDocTemplate = `{{if gt .SectionNum 0}}% {{ .App.Name }} {{ .SectionNum }}
 
-# NAME
+{{end}}# NAME
 
 {{ .App.Name }}{{ if .App.Usage }} - {{ .App.Usage }}{{ end }}
 
diff --git a/testdata/expected-doc-full.md b/testdata/expected-doc-full.md
index f3374e5..80ff6a7 100644
--- a/testdata/expected-doc-full.md
+++ b/testdata/expected-doc-full.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-% greet 8
-
 # NAME
 
 greet - Some app
diff --git a/testdata/expected-doc-no-authors.md b/testdata/expected-doc-no-authors.md
index f3374e5..80ff6a7 100644
--- a/testdata/expected-doc-no-authors.md
+++ b/testdata/expected-doc-no-authors.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-% greet 8
-
 # NAME
 
 greet - Some app
diff --git a/testdata/expected-doc-no-commands.md b/testdata/expected-doc-no-commands.md
index 1c4fd07..4db2a37 100644
--- a/testdata/expected-doc-no-commands.md
+++ b/testdata/expected-doc-no-commands.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-% greet 8
-
 # NAME
 
 greet - Some app
diff --git a/testdata/expected-doc-no-flags.md b/testdata/expected-doc-no-flags.md
index cf766ad..33d1275 100644
--- a/testdata/expected-doc-no-flags.md
+++ b/testdata/expected-doc-no-flags.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-% greet 8
-
 # NAME
 
 greet - Some app
diff --git a/testdata/expected-doc-no-usagetext.md b/testdata/expected-doc-no-usagetext.md
index da31b38..d09b69f 100644
--- a/testdata/expected-doc-no-usagetext.md
+++ b/testdata/expected-doc-no-usagetext.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-% greet 8
-
 # NAME
 
 greet - Some app