diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22923b30..3d74c70c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ var privkey = '-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK ... END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK---
 var passphrase = 'secret passphrase'; //what the privKey is encrypted with
 
 var privKeyObj = openpgp.key.readArmored(privkey).keys[0];
-privKeyObj.decrypt(passphrase);```
+privKeyObj.decrypt(passphrase);
+```
 
 ```js
 options = {
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ openpgp.sign(options).then(function(signed) {
 });
 ```
 
+
 ```js
 options = {
     message: openpgp.cleartext.readArmored(cleartext), // parse armored message