diff --git a/README b/README
index 5aca11a..22968b9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ and by extension, in Clojure.
 (ns clojure-nltk.core
   (:require [clojure-nltk.core :as nltk]))
 
-(nltk/init) ; initialize nltk
+(nltk/nltk-init) ; initialize nltk
 
 ## Installation