diff --git a/etc/matlab/README.md b/etc/matlab/README.md
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ All recent versions of Matlab include a Java runtime environment and it is there
 
 *  Matlab R2013B or higher (nshmp-haz targets Java 7; prior versions of Matlab use Java 6).
 *  A [build](/usgs/nshmp-haz/wiki/Building-&-Running) of nshmp-haz.
-*  nshmp-haz.jar on Matlab's classpath. Save a file with the name `javaclasspath.txt` to the Matlab preferences directory (as specified by the `prefdir` command) and with contents: 
+*  Nshmp-haz.jar on Matlab's classpath. Save a file with the name `javaclasspath.txt` to the Matlab preferences directory (as specified by the `prefdir` command) and with contents: 
 
   ```
   <before>