diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be94ffea..306139dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ are still using the `POWERLEVEL9K` prefix though.
 
   * `POWERLEVEL9K_EXPERIMENTAL_TIME_REALTIME (STRING) [default="false"]`
 
-    If set to true, `time` segment will update every second, turning into a realtime clock.
+    If set to `"true"`, `time` segment will update every second, turning into a realtime clock.
 
 ## Try it out