diff --git a/README.mdown b/README.mdown
index d0d7b69..aac1726 100755
--- a/README.mdown
+++ b/README.mdown
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Then, in your .emacs file
     (add-to-list 'load-path
                   "~/.emacs.d/plugins/yasnippet")
     (require 'yasnippet)
-    (setq yas/snippet-dirs "~/.emacs.d/snippets" "~/.emacs.d/extras/imported")
+    (setq yas/snippet-dirs '("~/.emacs.d/snippets" "~/.emacs.d/extras/imported"))
     (yas/global-mode 1)    
      
 Open some rails file (model, app, etc) and start using the textmate snippets.