diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8321b0..b68b8af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Parsing and verifying tokens is pretty straight forward.  You pass in the token
 ```go
 	token, err := jwt.Parse(myToken, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
 		// Don't forget to validate the alg is what you expect:
-		if _, ok := t.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodRSA); !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected signing method: %v", t.Header["alg"])
+		if _, ok := token.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodRSA); !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected signing method: %v", token.Header["alg"])
 		}
 		return myLookupKey(token.Header["kid"])
 	})