diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a544e4..cff5b06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ $ open http://localhost:4001/blog/my-first-post
 
 # add some content
 $ cat >> src/blog/test.org <<EOF
-  # Hello world!
+# Hello world!
 
-  this is my *first* post.
-  EOF
+this is my *first* post.
+EOF
 
 # remove the draft flag before publishing
 $ sed -i '/^draft: true$/d' src/blog/my-first-post.org