diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4796eb..2040b42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func main() {
   log.Out = os.Stdout
 
   // You could set this to any `io.Writer` such as a file
-  // file, err := os.OpenFile("logrus.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
+  // file, err := os.OpenFile("logrus.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
   // if err == nil {
   //  log.Out = file
   // } else {