diff --git a/emacs/init.org b/emacs/init.org
index 141dbe0..c4d839c 100755
--- a/emacs/init.org
+++ b/emacs/init.org
@@ -3839,6 +3839,7 @@ Then configure it:
                           (mu4e-message-field msg :path))))
          :vars '((user-mail-address . "jeremydormitzer@lola.com")
                  (mu4e-compose-signature . "Best regards,  \nJeremy Dormitzer  \nLola.com")
+                 (message-signature-insert-empty-line . t)
                  (mu4e-sent-folder . "/jeremydormitzer-lola-com/Sent")
                  (mu4e-drafts-folder . "/jeremydormitzer-lola-com/Drafts")
                  (mu4e-refile-folder . "/jeremydormitzer-lola-com/Archive")
@@ -4191,6 +4192,18 @@ Support sending rich-text emails via Markdown:
         (format (concat "<#part id=\"<%s>\" x-attachment-id=%S "
                         "type=%S filename=%S disposition=inline description=%s>")
                 id id type image description)))))
+
+
+  ;; The default message signature begins with "-- \n". To makes this
+  ;; markdown compatible, we need to add an extra space at the end: "--  \n"
+  (defun message-md-add-space-to-sig-separator (&rest args)
+    (save-excursion
+      (when (search-backward "--" nil t)
+        (forward-char 2)
+        (insert " "))))
+
+  (advice-add 'message-insert-signature :after
+              #'message-md-add-space-to-sig-separator)
 #+END_SRC