diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 598bbd9..696955c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import (
 
 // ...
 unsafe := blackfriday.MarkdownCommon(input)
-html := bluemonday.UGCPolicy().Sanitize(string(unsafe))
+html := bluemonday.UGCPolicy().SanitizeBytes(unsafe)
 ```
 
 ### Custom options