diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ff25a4..2ff7c78 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The main entry point into Radikle is through the `RadicleApi` class. You pass a
 val api = RadicleApi("https://api.radicle.xyz").v1()
 
 // Get a response from /
-val response = v1Api.getRoot()
+val response = api.getRoot()
 ```
 
 # Testing