diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 2e8bdbb..dc183a9 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ For most API calls it is necessary to provide login information. There are two w
 - the default location is `~/.inwx-conf.json`
 - a minial configuration file for specifying the credentials would look as follows: 
 
-    {
-        "account": {
-            "username": "___",
-            "password": "___"
-        }
+```
+{
+    "account": {
+        "username": "___",
+        "password": "___"
     }
+}
+```
 
 
 ## Commands