diff --git a/lib/render-example.js b/lib/render-example.js
index 68a50be95f..0ec8fc097d 100644
--- a/lib/render-example.js
+++ b/lib/render-example.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export default function renderExample(templatePath, nunjucksEnvironment) {
     const compiledTemplate = nunjucks.compile(template, nunjucksEnvironment, templatePath);
 
     let html = compiledTemplate.render(templatePath);
-    return html.replace(/>\s*/g, '>');
+
+    return html.replace(/\s*(<svg)/g, '$1');
   } catch (err) {
     console.error(`An error occurred whilst rendering: ${templatePath}`);
     throw err;