diff --git a/lib/generator.js b/lib/generator.js
index 28039db..7ccaa40 100644
--- a/lib/generator.js
+++ b/lib/generator.js
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ generator.newModel = function (schema, definitions) {
     }
 
     const pick = _.has(value, '$ref') ? ['$ref'] : ['type', 'format', 'items', 'default', 'description', '$ref', 'enum', 'minimum', 'maximum', 'minLength', 'maxLength', 'collectionFormat', 'example']
-    memo[key] = _.pick(value, pick)
-
+    const val = _.pick(value, pick)
+    if(val.example && val.example.value) {
+      val.example = val.example.value
+    }
+    memo[key] = val
     return memo
   }, model.properties)