diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 65d406a..947021a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -99,19 +99,18 @@ Currently only password-protected uploads are supported!
      ./pypi-server -p 8080 -P htpasswd.txt ~/packages &
 
 #. Alternate Authentication using PAM:
-     'auther' is only avaliable through the api not command line flags.
-     Example Script:
-     ```
-    from pypiserver import bottle
-    import pypiserver
-    from pypiserver.core import auth_by_pam
+    'auther' is only avaliable through the api not command line flags.
+    Example Script::
+     from pypiserver import bottle
+     import pypiserver
+     from pypiserver.core import auth_by_pam
 
-    kwds = pypiserver.default_config(auther=auth_by_pam, root='/packages')
-    config = pypiserver.Configuration(**kwds)
-    app = pypiserver.app(**kwds)
-    bottle.run(app=app, host=config.host, port=config.port, server=config.server)
-    ```
-.. Note::
+     kwds = pypiserver.default_config(auther=auth_by_pam, root='/packages')
+     config = pypiserver.Configuration(**kwds)
+     app = pypiserver.app(**kwds)
+     bottle.run(app=app, host=config.host, port=config.port, server=config.server)
+
+    .. Note::
      If you are getting authentication even with incorrect credentials please check your PAM configuration.
 
 #. On client-side, edit or create a `~/.pypirc` file with a similar content::