diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 342d62ff..08753297 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ It's recommended that you use `conda` environments to separate your packages,
 though it isn't strictly necessary::
 
     conda create -n dammit python=3
-    source ativate dammit
+    source activate dammit
 
 Now, add the channels and install dammit::