diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 73463a1c..d883b21a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
 
    - For **bash**:
      ~~~ bash
-     $ echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv' >> ~/.bash_profile
+     $ echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.bash_profile
      $ echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
      ~~~