diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 168e55a..3e02ac4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Requires an additional 'Data' directory. Batteries not included.
  
 subdirs within this repo
 
+```
  meta\_data\_analysis/
  	*.R
  	*.py
@@ -29,5 +30,6 @@ subdirs within this repo
 			*.R
 			plotting/
 			*.R
+```
 
 More docs here as I write them.