diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 544ae2e..dc0d8bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	//bolt defaults the command indicator to '.' however that can be changed with the options
 	//Example: bolt.New(bolt.WithIndicator('!')) would support commands like !ping
-	b := bolt.New(bolt.WithLogLevel(bolt.LogLevelCmd))
+	b, err := bolt.New(bolt.WithLogLevel(bolt.LogLevelCmd))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 
 	b.AddCommands(
 		// basic ping pong command, .ping can be run at anytime by anyone and will reply "pong"
@@ -95,11 +98,12 @@ func main() {
 	)
 
 	//start is a blocking call that handles safe-shutdown, all configuration and setup should be done before calling Start()
-	err := b.Start()
+	err = b.Start()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
+
 ```
 
 ## Development