diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1cef4c..b1c3c97 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ The CGI script must then write the gemini response to the *stdout* stream.
 This includes the status code and meta string on the first line, and the
 optional response body on subsequent lines. The bytes generated by the 
 CGI script will be forwarded *verbatim* to the gemini client, without any
-additional modificiation by the server
+additional modificiation by the server.
 
 ## License