diff --git a/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly b/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
index b960c5a..2f10ebb 100644
--- a/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
+++ b/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ updown =
       (rest (substring word 1 (string-length word))))
 #{
   \lyricmode {
-    \tag #'up { \markup { #(string-append (string-capitalize first-char) rest) } }
-    \tag #'down { \markup { #(string-append (string-downcase first-char) rest) } }
+    \markup {
+      \tag #'up #(string-append (string-capitalize first-char) rest)
+      \tag #'down #(string-append (string-downcase first-char) rest)
+    }
   }
 #}))