diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f715d02..78ac3da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ from extractous import Extractor
 
 # Create a new extractor
 extractor = Extractor()
-extractor.set_extract_string_max_length(1000)
+extractor = extractor.set_extract_string_max_length(1000)
 
 # Extract text from a file
 result, metadata = extractor.extract_file_to_string("README.md")