diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5862aae..98d1d8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ var compressed = new Uint8Array();
 //... fill data to uncompress here
 try {
   var result = pako.inflate(compressed);
-catch (err) {
+} catch (err) {
   console.log(err);
 }