diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5650b42a0..e4cd6420a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ Use the `config` parameter of the `init` action to enable a workflow based confi
   - uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
     with:
       languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-      config: |
-            ${{vars.CODEQL_CONF}}    
+      config: ${{ vars.CODEQL_CONF }}
   ```