diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index cbcecd9916..07db81a454 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@
 # -------------------------------------------------
 
 # -------------------------------------------------
-# All files are owned by dev team
+# All files except markdown are owned by dev team
 # -------------------------------------------------
 
 * @freecodecamp/dev-team
+*.md
 
 # -------------------------------------------------
 # All files (junk or markdown) in guide is ignored
 # by dev team
 # -------------------------------------------------
-/guide/*
+
+/guide/
 
 # -------------------------------------------------
 # All files in the root are owned by dev team