diff --git a/packages/ciphernode/data/README.md b/packages/ciphernode/data/README.md
index d46d6af0..7e84c03f 100644
--- a/packages/ciphernode/data/README.md
+++ b/packages/ciphernode/data/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ graph LR
     R["Repository<T>"]
     DB[(SledDB)]
     Client --> R
-    R -".write()"-> D[DataStore]
+    R --".write()"--> D[DataStore]
     D -.-> SledStore
     D -.-> InMemStore
     InMemStore -.-> BTreeMap