diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c963c7d..77e5fcb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ init() {
   // do something here to set environment depending on an environment variable
   // or command-line flag
   if Environment == "production" {
-    log.SetFormatter(logrus.JSONFormatter)
+    log.SetFormatter(&logrus.JSONFormatter{})
   } else {
     // The TextFormatter is default, you don't actually have to do this.
     log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{})