diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c339a6b..0e3739e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ angular.module('myApp', [
 factory('mySocket', function (socketFactory) {
   var myIoSocket = io.connect('/some/path');
 
-  mySocket = socketFactory({
+  var mySocket = socketFactory({
     ioSocket: myIoSocket
   });