diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd72f73..0f67fda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-gzip" % "2.0.0")
 
 Your project's build file also needs to enable sbt-web plugins. For example with build.sbt:
 
-    lazy val root = (project.in file(".")).enablePlugins(SbtWeb)
+    lazy val root = (project in file(".")).enablePlugins(SbtWeb)
 
 As with all sbt-web asset pipeline plugins you must declare their order of execution e.g.: