diff --git a/Jupyter_Pages/README.md b/Jupyter_Pages/README.md
index 7ab61a54ec68feb4028dc315d1459319791cded5..0f37f7226dbddac050e2267a338a21189719adf8 100644
--- a/Jupyter_Pages/README.md
+++ b/Jupyter_Pages/README.md
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ To make the above easier, you could put the ``export`` commands in a personal ``
     cat > ~/myname_creds.sh <<HEREDOC
     export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Your Name"
     export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="you@astron.nl"
-    export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
-    export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
+    export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="\$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
+    export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="\$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
     HEREDOC
 
     # before committing just do this