diff --git a/04-databases/Crud.m b/04-databases/Crud.m
index 569c7ee..775ec9c 100644
--- a/04-databases/Crud.m
+++ b/04-databases/Crud.m
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 
   s ok=$$set^UserRoutines(1,"amelia~password~amelia-roberts@no-reply.com~Amelia Roberts")
   i ok=1 d
-  . w !,"User successfully updated!",!,!
+  . w "User successfully updated!",!,!
   e  d
-  . w !,"Whoops! The user could not be updated.",!,!
+  . w "Whoops! The user could not be updated.",!,!
 
 ; fetch a user
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 526adc4..1bda301 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ Copy the examples into your `~/.fis-gtm/V6.3-003A_x86_64/r` folder and run:
     Email: alice-jones@no-reply.com
     Full name: Alice Jones
 
-
     User successfully updated!
 
     User successfully fetched!