diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f15e5ea5..199e926e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ const diff2 = Y.diffUpdate(currentState2, stateVector1)
 
 // sync clients
 currentState1 = Y.mergeUpdates([currentState1, diff2])
-currentState1 = Y.mergeUpdates([currentState1, diff1])
+currentState2 = Y.mergeUpdates([currentState2, diff1])
 ```
 
 #### Obfuscating Updates