diff --git a/content/cli/v8/using-npm/dependency-selectors.md b/content/cli/v8/using-npm/dependency-selectors.md
index f6d212b8476..7684b74eb4e 100644
--- a/content/cli/v8/using-npm/dependency-selectors.md
+++ b/content/cli/v8/using-npm/dependency-selectors.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ const arb = new Arborist({})
 
 ```js
 // root-level
-arb.loadActual((tree) => {
+arb.loadActual().then(async (tree) => {
   // query all production dependencies
   const results = await tree.querySelectorAll('.prod')
   console.log(results)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ arb.loadActual((tree) => {
 
 ```js
 // iterative
-arb.loadActual((tree) => {
+arb.loadActual().then(async (tree) => {
   // query for the deduped version of react
   const results = await tree.querySelectorAll('#react:not(:deduped)')
   // query the deduped react for git deps