diff --git a/local/README.md b/local/README.md
index 3d928aee5f..5ac720e73d 100644
--- a/local/README.md
+++ b/local/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import com.salesforce.op.local._
 val model = workflow.loadModel("/path/to/model")
 val scoreFn = model.scoreFunction
 val rawData = Seq(Map("age" -> 18, "name" -> "Peter"), Map("name" -> "John"))
-val scores= rawData.map(scoreFn)
+val scores = rawData.map(scoreFn)
 ```
 
 Or using the local runner: