diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cb2696..d27a341 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ require('telekasten').setup({
 
 	-- image link style
 	-- wiki:     ![[image name]]
-	-- markdown: ![image name](image_subdir/xxxxx.png)
+	-- markdown: ![](image_subdir/xxxxx.png)
 	image_link_style = "wiki",
 
     -- integrate with calendar-vim
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ END
 | `image_subdir` | sub-directory where pasted images should go | img |
 | | set to nil if pasted images shouldn't go into a special subdir | img |
 | `image_link_style` | style of img links inserted when pasting images from clipboard | wiki |
-|  | `markdown` ... `![image name](image_subdir/xxxxx.png)` | |
+|  | `markdown` ... `![](image_subdir/xxxxx.png)` | |
 |  | `wiki` ... `![[image name]]` | |
 | `extension` | filename extension of your note files | .md |
 | `follow_creates_nonexisting` | following a link to a non-existing note will create it | true |
diff --git a/doc/telekasten.txt b/doc/telekasten.txt
index 2dd1bce..bff8322 100644
--- a/doc/telekasten.txt
+++ b/doc/telekasten.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ telekasten.setup({opts})
 
       -- image link style",
       -- wiki:     ![[image name]]
-      -- markdown: ![image name](image_subdir/xxxxx.png)
+      -- markdown: ![](image_subdir/xxxxx.png)
       image_link_style = "wiki",
 
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ telekasten.setup({opts})
 
         Valid options are:
         - 'wiki' .. places links like this: `![[image_name]]`
-        - 'markdown' .. `![image_name](image_subdir/image_name)`
+        - 'markdown' .. `![](image_subdir/image_name)`
 
         Default: 'wiki'
 
diff --git a/lua/telekasten.lua b/lua/telekasten.lua
index d3419fd..fb2f844 100644
--- a/lua/telekasten.lua
+++ b/lua/telekasten.lua
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ local ZkCfg = {
 
 	-- image link style
 	-- wiki:     ![[image name]]
-	-- markdown: ![image name](image_subdir/xxxxx.png)
+	-- markdown: ![](image_subdir/xxxxx.png)
 	image_link_style = "wiki",
 
 	-- integrate with calendar-vim
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ local imgFromClipboard = function()
 	os.execute("xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -o > " .. pngpath)
 	if file_exists(pngpath) then
 		if ZkCfg.image_link_style == "markdown" then
-			vim.api.nvim_put({ "![" .. pngname .. "](" .. relpath .. "]" }, "", false, true)
+			vim.api.nvim_put({ "![](" .. relpath .. "]" }, "", false, true)
 		else
 			vim.api.nvim_put({ "![[" .. pngname .. "]]" }, "", false, true)
 		end