diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21b41ab8..6b1a57b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Discuss usage and development of bleve in the [google group](https://groups.goog
 ## Indexing
 
 		message := struct{
-			Id   string,
-			From string,
-			Body string,
+			Id   string
+			From string
+			Body string
 		}{
 			Id:   "example",
 			From: "marty.schoch@gmail.com",
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ Discuss usage and development of bleve in the [google group](https://groups.goog
 		}
 
 		mapping := bleve.NewIndexMapping()
-		index, _ := bleve.New("example.bleve", mapping)
+		index, err := bleve.New("example.bleve", mapping)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 		index.Index(message.Id, message)
 
 ## Querying