diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4b855ae..33dc875 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         To install matlab:
         ${nixpkgs.lib.strings.escape ["`" "'" "\"" "$"] (builtins.readFile ./install.adoc)}
 
-        4. Finish the installation, and exit the shell (with `exit`).
+        4. Finish the installation, and exit the shell (with \`exit\`).
         5. Continue on with the instructions for making the matlab executable available
            anywhere on your system.
         ============================
diff --git a/install.adoc b/install.adoc
index 878b494..00a220f 100644
--- a/install.adoc
+++ b/install.adoc
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@
 ....
 INSTALL_DIR=$HOME/downloads/software/matlab/installation
 ....
-