diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5530f01..9148870 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on the val/test clients:
 
 .. math::
 
-    `\max_{\theta} \sum_{k=0}^{K} m(f_{\theta}(X_{k}), y_{k})`
+    `$\max_{\theta} \sum_{k=0}^{K} m(f_{\theta}(X_{k}), y_{k})$`
 
 
 where $K$ stands for the number of clients participating in the