diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7ffd1c..1f4d7fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Beginning with version 1.1.0 MBassador is available from the Maven Central Repos
             <artifactId>mbassador</artifactId>
             <version>1.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
-    </pre></code>
+    </code></pre>
 
 Of course you can always clone the repository and build from source.