diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acc5e533c..9eedbe97d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ From source
 
  - Install the needed python libraries (including the development
    libraries).  On Debian or Ubuntu, this is usually:
+        
         apt-get install python2.6-dev python-fuse
         apt-get install python-pyxattr python-pylibacl
         
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ Using bup
  	
  - Look how little extra space your second backup used on top of the first:
  
- 	du -s ~/.bup
+        du -s ~/.bup
  	
  - Restore your old backup again (the ~1 is git notation for "one older than
    the most recent"):