diff --git a/README b/README
index dbd36f1..a6f852f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ shared login partial.
    # here we instruct facebook to ask the user for permission for our website
    # to access the user's facebook email and birthday
    %>
-  <%= fb_login_and_redirect('http://&lt;your URL here>', :perms => 'email,user_birthday') %>
+  <%= fb_login_and_redirect('<your URL here>', :perms => 'email,user_birthday') %>
   <%= fb_logout_link("Logout of fb", request.url) %><br />
 <% end %>