diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a77026f..83a7ec9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Ubuntu support is lagging behind but not absent either.
 
 ## Upgrade Notice<a name="upgrade-notice"></a>
 
-  * The default value of the `$repos` parameter was removed since the logic is
+ * The default value of the `$repos` parameter was removed since the logic is
     now in the `apt::params` class. If you have explicitly set `$repos` to
     'auto' in your manifests, you should remove this.
  
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Ubuntu support is lagging behind but not absent either.
    instantiating the class with those variables instead. For example, if you 
    had the following in your manifests:
 
-    $apt_debian_url = 'http://localhost:9999/debian/'
-    $apt_use_next_release = true
+    $ apt_debian_url = 'http://localhost:9999/debian/'
+    $ apt_use_next_release = true
     include apt
  
    you will need to remove the variables, and the include and instead do