diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8c5474..f1fd74b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ Quick Example
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 ```  js
-var Showdown = require('showdown').Showdown
-var converter = new Showdown().converter()
+var Showdown = require('showdown');
+var converter = new Showdown.converter();
 
-converter.makeHtml('#hello markdown!')
+converter.makeHtml('#hello markdown!');
 
 // <h1 id="hellomarkdown">hello, markdown</h1>