diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52f659623..e1b27985b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ jsfiles=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM | grep '\.jsx\?$' | tr
 [ -z "$jsfiles" ] && exit 0
 
 # Prettify all staged .js files
-echo "jsfiles" | xargs ./node_modules/.bin/prettier --write
+echo "$jsfiles" | xargs ./node_modules/.bin/prettier --write
 
 # Add back the modified/prettified files to staging
-echo "jsfiles" | xargs git add
+echo "$jsfiles" | xargs git add
 
 exit 0
 ```