diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b68bb304..9fdb5f6cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 
 class HTTPResponseError extends Error {
 	constructor(response, ...args) {
-		this.response = response;
 		super(`HTTP Error Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`, ...args);
+		this.response = response;
 	}
 }