diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf3d7c1f1cd124f063080e1f60a4d5bbed0a1427..93bd71413f9d050fdcdf58a15946f13eb6b65d7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ async function main() {
 
   // Query the index
   const queryEngine = index.asQueryEngine();
-  const response = await queryEngine.query(
-    "What did the author do in college?",
-  );
+  const response = await queryEngine.query({
+    query: "What did the author do in college?",
+  });
 
   // Output response
   console.log(response.toString());