diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 273bb582..f2c1b840 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ See [Advanced configuration](#advanced-configuration) for details and more confi
   Shell integration (completions and subcommands changing the shell's state)
   isn't currently supported.
 
-  ```nu
+  ~~~ nu
   $env.PYENV_ROOT = "~/.pyenv" | path expand
   if (( $"($env.PYENV_ROOT)/bin" | path type ) == "dir") {
     $env.PATH = $env.PATH | prepend $"($env.PYENV_ROOT)/bin" }
   $env.PATH = $env.PATH | prepend $"(pyenv root)/shims"
-  ```
+  ~~~
 
   </details>