diff --git a/lib/erl/README.md b/lib/erl/README.md
index a61a53c..433d05c 100644
--- a/lib/erl/README.md
+++ b/lib/erl/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 Example session using thrift_client:
 
+```erl
 1> {ok, C0} = thrift_client_util:new("localhost", 9090, thrift_test_thrift, []), ok.
 ok
 2> {C1, R1} = thrift_client:call(C0, testVoid, []), R1.
@@ -47,3 +48,4 @@
 {ok,ok}
 8> {C7, R7} = (catch thrift_client:call(C6, testException, ["Xception"])), R7.
 {exception,{xception,1001,<<"Xception">>}}
+```