diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a1005d59..4020c21cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ when using Chronicle Channels its the channels that are given the unique identif
 
 ``` java
 byte identifier = 2;
-int maxEntrySize =1024;
+int maxEntrySize = 1024;
 ChannelReplicator replicator = new ChannelReplicatorBuilder(identifier, maxEntrySize)
   .create();
 ```