diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40cb7d57..90c0039c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Initialize the Gollum::Repo object:
 
     # Create a new Gollum object by initializing it with the path to the
     # Git repository.
-    gollum = Gollum.new("my-gollum-repo.git")
+    gollum = Gollum::Repo.new("my-gollum-repo.git")
     # => <Gollum::Repo>
 
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