diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.cpp b/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.cpp
index 7ed962188..b02d09575 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.cpp
@@ -229,11 +229,22 @@ std::string DiscreteConditional::_repr_markdown_(
 
   // Print out signature.
   ss << " $P(";
-  for(Key key: frontals())
-    ss << keyFormatter(key);
-  if (nrParents() > 0)
-    ss << "|";
   bool first = true;
+  for (Key key : frontals()) {
+    if (!first) ss << ",";
+    ss << keyFormatter(key);
+    first = false;
+  }
+  if (nrParents() == 0) {
+   // We have no parents, call factor method.
+    ss << ")$:" << std::endl;
+    ss << DecisionTreeFactor::_repr_markdown_();
+    return ss.str();
+  }
+
+  // We have parents, continue signature and do custom print.
+  ss << "|";
+  first = true;
   for (Key parent : parents()) {
     if (!first) ss << ",";
     ss << keyFormatter(parent);
@@ -256,9 +267,8 @@ std::string DiscreteConditional::_repr_markdown_(
     pairs.emplace_back(key, k);
     n *= k;
   }
-  size_t nrParents = size() - nrFrontals_;
   std::vector<std::pair<Key, size_t>> slatnorf(pairs.rbegin(),
-                                               pairs.rend() - nrParents);
+                                               pairs.rend() - nrParents());
   const auto frontal_assignments = cartesianProduct(slatnorf);
   for (const auto& a : frontal_assignments) {
     for (it = beginFrontals(); it != endFrontals(); ++it) ss << a.at(*it);
@@ -268,7 +278,7 @@ std::string DiscreteConditional::_repr_markdown_(
 
   // Print out separator with alignment hints.
   ss << "|";
-  for (size_t j = 0; j < nrParents + n; j++) ss << ":-:|";
+  for (size_t j = 0; j < nrParents() + n; j++) ss << ":-:|";
   ss << "\n";
 
   // Print out all rows.
diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteBayesNet.cpp b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteBayesNet.cpp
index 0a3c5d6e1..827b7d248 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteBayesNet.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteBayesNet.cpp
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ TEST(DiscreteBayesNet, markdown) {
       "`DiscreteBayesNet` of size 2\n"
       "\n"
       " $P(Asia)$:\n"
-      "|0|1|\n"
+      "|0|value|\n"
       "|:-:|:-:|\n"
-      "|0.99|0.01|\n"
+      "|0|0.99|\n"
+      "|1|0.01|\n"
       "\n"
       " $P(Smoking|Asia)$:\n"
       "|Asia|0|1|\n"
diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteConditional.cpp b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteConditional.cpp
index 698268e84..964a33926 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteConditional.cpp
@@ -110,13 +110,15 @@ TEST(DiscreteConditional, Combine) {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 // Check markdown representation looks as expected, no parents.
 TEST(DiscreteConditional, markdown_prior) {
-  DiscreteKey A(Symbol('x', 1), 2);
-  DiscreteConditional conditional(A % "1/3");
+  DiscreteKey A(Symbol('x', 1), 3);
+  DiscreteConditional conditional(A % "1/2/2");
   string expected =
       " $P(x1)$:\n"
-      "|0|1|\n"
+      "|x1|value|\n"
       "|:-:|:-:|\n"
-      "|0.25|0.75|\n";
+      "|0|0.2|\n"
+      "|1|0.4|\n"
+      "|2|0.4|\n";
   string actual = conditional._repr_markdown_();
   EXPECT(actual == expected);
 }