diff --git a/appengine/standard/firebase/auth/firenotes/README.md b/appengine/standard/firebase/auth/firenotes/README.md
index 1114d57e2f32..b9ac5d250650 100644
--- a/appengine/standard/firebase/auth/firenotes/README.md
+++ b/appengine/standard/firebase/auth/firenotes/README.md
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ in the Firebase console under **Auth** > **SIGN-IN METHOD** >
 1. Add the backend host URL to `main.js`: http://localhost:8081.
 1. Navigate to the root directory of the application and start the development
 server with the following command:
+
         dev_appserver.py frontend/app.yaml backend/app.yaml
 
 1. Visit [http://locahost:8080/](http://locahost:8080/) in a web browser.
 
 ## Deploy
 1. Change the backend host URL in `main.js` to
-https://backend-dot-YOUR-PROJECT_ID.appspot.com.
+https://backend-dot-[PROJECT_ID].appspot.com.
 1. Deploy the application using the Cloud SDK command-line interface:
 
         gcloud app deploy backend/index.yaml frontend/app.yaml backend/app.yaml
@@ -56,4 +57,4 @@ https://backend-dot-YOUR-PROJECT_ID.appspot.com.
     The Cloud Datastore indexes can take a while to update, so the application
     might not be fully functional immediately after deployment.
 
-View the application live at https://<PROJECT_ID>.appspot.com.
+1. View the application live at https://[PROJECT_ID].appspot.com.