diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9502c6501..275036489 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> String {
 
 fn main() {
     HttpServer::new(
-        Application::new("/")
+        Application::new()
             .resource("/{name}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index)))
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080");
 }