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@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ go get github.com/Masterminds/glide
 go get -d github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db
 REPO=$($GOPATH/src/github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db)
 cd $REPO && glide install
-cd $REPO/cmd/eris-db && go install```
+cd $REPO/cmd/eris-db && go install
+```
 
 
 To run `eris-db`, just type `$ eris-db serve --work-dir <path to chain directory>`, where the chain directory needs to contain the configuration files as generated by `eris chains make`.