diff --git a/css/custom.css b/css/custom.css
index f5fd902bb0..d351daeef2 100644
--- a/css/custom.css
+++ b/css/custom.css
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ body .content-root {
     margin-top: -50px;
 }
 
+.content pre code {
+    white-space: pre;
+}
+
 .menubar {
 	padding-top: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/js/expandcode.js b/js/expandcode.js
index c0999ee7f8..efaaea0492 100644
--- a/js/expandcode.js
+++ b/js/expandcode.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-$(document).on('flatdoc:ready', function() {
+function make_code_expandable() {
     $('code').dblclick(function(eo) {
         $(eo.target).toggleClass('expanded');
     });
     $('code').attr('title', 'Double-click to expand/collapse');
-});
+}
+
+$(document).on('flatdoc:ready', make_code_expandable);
diff --git a/rippled-apis.html b/rippled-apis.html
index 2ccdb64f93..6603e9c4c8 100644
--- a/rippled-apis.html
+++ b/rippled-apis.html
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ mixpanel.init("132d42885e094171f34467fc54da6fab");
   <script>
     $(document).ready(function() {
         $(".multicode").minitabs()
+        make_code_expandable();
     });
   </script>
+  <!--end alt code for compiled page -->
   <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="css/mod.css">
   <script src="js/expandcode.js"></script>
   <script src="js/fixsidebarscroll.js"></script>