diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78ee1c1..e08f9cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ uninstall those first to prevent conflicts.
   ```
   setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
   for template_file ( ${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.zim/templates/* ); do
-    user_file="${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.${${template_file}:t}"
+    user_file="${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.${template_file:t}"
     ( print -n "$(<${template_file})\n$(<${user_file})" >! ${user_file} ) 2>/dev/null
   done
   ```