diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Configuration file: /octocat/personal-website/_config.yml
 
 Don't worry about the GitHub API errors. They are caused because it's run in a dev enviornment and not on GitHub Pages.
 
-You can set a GitHub API Token by setting the JEKYLL_GITHUB_TOKEN to your personal access token.
+You can set a GitHub API Token by setting the `JEKYLL_GITHUB_TOKEN` to your personal access token.
 
 6. Now browse to [http://localhost:4000](http://localhost:4000)