diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fe3f223..fac24b92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ All object responses in the SDK provide a `_request_id` property which is added
 
 ```ts
 const message = await client.messages.create({ max_tokens: 1024, messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello, Claude' }], model: 'claude-3-5-sonnet-latest' });
-console.log(completion._request_id) // req_018EeWyXxfu5pfWkrYcMdjWG
+console.log(message._request_id) // req_018EeWyXxfu5pfWkrYcMdjWG
 ```