diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53ae1dc..40a0e19 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ necessary to initialize a development environment:
   1. Initialize _Django_ project:
 
      ```
-     django startproject PROJECT_NAME
-     ```
+django-admin startproject PROJECT_NAME
+```
 
   2. Clone this repository to a location outside the project directory.
 
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ necessary to initialize a development environment:
      folder of this repository, e.g.:
 
      ```
-     ln -sr bam PROJECT_DIRECTORY/bam
-     ```
+ln -sr bam PROJECT_DIRECTORY/bam
+```
 
   4. Add `bam` to `INSTALLED_APPS` in the project's `settings.py`.
 
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ necessary to initialize a development environment:
   6. Initialize database:
 
      ```
-     ./manage.py migrate
-     ```
+./manage.py migrate
+```
 
   7. Create a superuser account: