diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 962daa7..041dd1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ or a `JWTPlaintextKey` and pass it to the `JWTToken` constructor:
     $tok->setExpiry("1h");
     $tok->claims->add("some/claim/MaxItems", 8);
 
-    $str = $tok->getSignedToken();
-
+$str = $tok->getSignedToken();
+```
 
 ### Parsing tokens
 
@@ -56,22 +56,23 @@ Parsing is done by passing the raw token as the 2nd parameter
 
     use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\JWTToken;
 
-    $str = "...received token...";
+$str = "...received token...";
 
     $tok = new JWTToken($key, $str);
 
-    if (!$tok->isValid()) {
-        // This check works, but using the validator might be better
-    }
+if (!$tok->isValid()) {
+    // This check works, but using the validator might be better
+}
 
-    // Using ->has() follwed by ->get() is one way
-    if ($tok->claims->has("some/claim/MaxItems")) {
-        // The claim exists, we can get the value (if any)
-        $val = $tok->claims->get("some/claim/MaxItems");
-    }
+// Using ->has() follwed by ->get() is one way
+if ($tok->claims->has("some/claim/MaxItems")) {
+    // The claim exists, we can get the value (if any)
+    $val = $tok->claims->get("some/claim/MaxItems");
+}
 
-    // You can also use valueOf() to return a default value if needed
-    $val = $tok->claims->valueOf("some/claim/MaxItems", 64);
+// You can also use valueOf() to return a default value if needed
+$val = $tok->claims->valueOf("some/claim/MaxItems", 64);
+```
 
 ### Validating tokens