diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37e686a..66f1951 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # flymake-bashate.el
+[![MELPA](https://melpa.org/packages/flymake-bashate-badge.svg)](https://melpa.org/#/flymake-bashate)
 ![Build Status](https://github.com/jamescherti/flymake-bashate.el/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)
 ![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/jamescherti/flymake-bashate.el)
 ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jamescherti/flymake-bashate.el/main/.images/made-for-gnu-emacs.svg)
@@ -7,22 +8,15 @@ The `flymake-bashate` Emacs package provides a Flymake backend for the `bashate`
 
 ## Installation
 
-### Install using straight
-
-To install the `flymake-bashate` using straight.el`:
-
-1. If you haven't already done so, [add the straight.el bootstrap code](https://github.com/radian-software/straight.el?tab=readme-ov-file#getting-started) to your init file.
-
-2. Add the following code to your Emacs init file:
+To install the `flymake-bashate` from MELPA by adding the following code to your Emacs init file:
 ```emacs-lisp
 (use-package flymake-bashate
   :ensure t
-  :straight (flymake-bashate
-             :type git
-             :host github
-             :repo "jamescherti/flymake-bashate.el")
-  :hook ((sh-mode . flymake-bashate-setup)
-         (bash-ts-mode . flymake-bashate-setup)))
+  :commands flymake-bashate-setup
+  :hook (((bash-ts-mode sh-mode) . flymake-bashate-setup)
+         ((bash-ts-mode sh-mode) . flymake-mode))
+  :custom
+  (flymake-bashate-max-line-length 80))
 ```
 
 ## Customization
@@ -69,6 +63,7 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with thi
 ## Links
 
 - [flymake-bashate.el @GitHub](https://github.com/jamescherti/flymake-bashate.el)
+- [Bashate @MELPA](https://melpa.org/#/flymake-bashate)
 - [Bashate @GitHub](https://github.com/openstack/bashate)
 
 Other Emacs packages by the same author:
diff --git a/flymake-bashate.el b/flymake-bashate.el
index 03225c1..4df52b0 100644
--- a/flymake-bashate.el
+++ b/flymake-bashate.el
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 ;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 ;;; Commentary:
-;; `flymake-bashate' is a Flymake handler for Emacs that checks Bash code style
+;; `flymake-bashate' is a Flymake backend that checks Bash code style
 ;; using Bashate.
 ;;
 ;; (Bashate is a Bash script syntax checker, enforcing a set of style and syntax
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ environment variable."
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun flymake-bashate-setup ()
   "Enable Flymake and flymake-bashate."
-  (add-hook 'flymake-diagnostic-functions 'flymake-bashate-backend nil t)
-  (flymake-mode t))
+  (add-hook 'flymake-diagnostic-functions #'flymake-bashate-backend nil t))
 
 (provide 'flymake-bashate)
 ;;; flymake-bashate.el ends here