diff --git a/specs/simple-serialize.md b/specs/simple-serialize.md
index 9774a9ecd..60b436e6d 100644
--- a/specs/simple-serialize.md
+++ b/specs/simple-serialize.md
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Instantiate a container with the full set of deserialized data, matching each me
 
 | Check to perform                          | code                                                            |
 |:------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| rawbytes has enough left for length       | ``len(rawbytes) > current_index + LENGTH_BYTES``                |
+| ``rawbytes`` has enough left for length       | ``len(rawbytes) > current_index + LENGTH_BYTES``                |
 | list is not greater than serialized bytes | ``len(rawbytes) > current_index + LENGTH_BYTES + total_length`` |