diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eabb9e79..bec96fc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ docker -- run -p <port>:9999 gcr.io/android-battery-historian:2.1 --port 9999
 For Linux and Mac OS X:
 
 * That's it, you're done! Historian will be available at
-  http://localhost:&lt;port>.
+  `http://localhost:<port>`.
 
 For Windows:
 
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ For Windows:
   BIOS](<http://www.itworld.com/article/2981515/virtualization/virtualbox-diagnose-and-fix-vt-xamd-v-hardware-acceleration-errors.html>).
 
 * Once you start Docker, it should tell you the IP address of the machine it is
-using. If, for example, the IP address is 123.456.78.90, Historian will be
-available at http://123.456.78.90:&lt;port>.
+using. If, for example, the IP address is 123.45.67.89, Historian will be
+available at `http://123.45.67.89:<port>`.
 
 For more information about the port forwarding, see the [Docker
-documentation](<https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#/expose-incoming-ports>).
+documentation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#/expose-incoming-ports).
 
 #### Building from source code