diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37fb263ef..f861e9601 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 Actix web is a small, fast, down-to-earth, open source rust web framework.
 
 ```rust,ignore
+extern crate actix;
+extern crate actix_web;
 use actix_web::*;
 
 fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> String {
@@ -10,11 +12,14 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> String {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    let sys = actix::System::new("readme");
     HttpServer::new(
         || Application::new()
             .resource("/{name}", |r| r.f(index)))
-        .bind("127.0.0.1:8080")?
+        .bind("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap()
         .start();
+
+    sys.run();
 }
 ```