diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4125f24..73ce7956 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ services:
       - ./:/home/node/app
     expose:
       - "8081"
-    ports: #use if it is necessary to expose the container to the host machine
+    ports: # use if it is necessary to expose the container to the host machine
       - "8081": "8081"
     command: "npm start"
 ```