diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c5e6809..8252f6e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ To change the way how the current working directory is truncated, just set:
     # default behaviour is to truncate whole directories
 
 In each case you have to specify the length you want to shorten the directory
-to. So in some cases `POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH` means characters, in
+to. So in some cases `POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH` means characters, in 
 others whole directories.
 
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