diff --git a/README b/README
index a79636ac3c7..3e4d12942d8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ o "psycopg2":http://initd.org/software/psycopg/ (optional) or
 o "MySQLdb":http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python (optional)
   This package is used by BioSQL or Bio.GFF to access a MySQL database.
 
-In addition there are a number of useful third party tools you may wish to
+In addition, there are a number of useful third party tools you may wish to
 install such as standalone NCBI BLAST, EMBOSS or ClustalW.