diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 96bce48c..d98d7b15 100644
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@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ The Slixmpp Boilerplate
 Projects using Slixmpp tend to follow a basic pattern for setting up client/component
 connections and configuration. Here is the gist of the boilerplate needed for a Slixmpp
 based project. See the documentation or examples directory for more detailed archetypes for
-Slixmpp projects::
+Slixmpp projects:
+
+.. code-block:: python
 
     import logging