diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0829bc5..b7eae8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ another.
 
 The following is a simple code example of how to run the proxy with plugins:
 
+    ```python
     from miproxy.proxy import RequestInterceptorPlugin, ResponseInterceptorPlugin, AsyncMitmProxy
 
     class DebugInterceptor(RequestInterceptorPlugin, ResponseInterceptorPlugin):
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ The following is a simple code example of how to run the proxy with plugins:
             proxy.serve_forever()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             proxy.server_close()
+    ```
 
 Method Overloading
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