diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 455a7798e..d2df45aab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -764,11 +764,11 @@ const logger = winston.createLogger({
       level: 'error',
       format: winston.format.json()
     }),
-    new transports.Http({
+    new winston.transports.Http({
       level: 'warn',
       format: winston.format.json()
     }),
-    new transports.Console({
+    new winston.transports.Console({
       level: 'info',
       format: winston.format.combine(
         winston.format.colorize(),