diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b4d236b..9a9785e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ import (
 
 func formatAsDate(t time.Time) string {
     year, month, day := t.Date()
-    return fmt.Sprintf("%d%02d/%02d", year, month, day)
+    return fmt.Sprintf("%d/%02d/%02d", year, month, day)
 }
 
 func main() {