diff --git a/integration/express-engine-ivy-prerender/server.ts b/integration/express-engine-ivy-prerender/server.ts
index ec5c97572..2c71876d0 100644
--- a/integration/express-engine-ivy-prerender/server.ts
+++ b/integration/express-engine-ivy-prerender/server.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function app() {
   server.set('views', distFolder);
 
   // Example Express Rest API endpoints
-  // app.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
+  // server.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
   // Serve static files from /browser
   server.get('*.*', express.static(distFolder, {
     maxAge: '1y'
diff --git a/integration/express-engine-ivy/server.ts b/integration/express-engine-ivy/server.ts
index 7647cb6ce..98c6bfb98 100644
--- a/integration/express-engine-ivy/server.ts
+++ b/integration/express-engine-ivy/server.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function app() {
   server.set('views', distFolder);
 
   // Example Express Rest API endpoints
-  // app.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
+  // server.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
   // Serve static files from /browser
   server.get('*.*', express.static(distFolder, {
     maxAge: '1y'
diff --git a/integration/express-engine-ve/server.ts b/integration/express-engine-ve/server.ts
index 56cd2d540..8df9738ab 100644
--- a/integration/express-engine-ve/server.ts
+++ b/integration/express-engine-ve/server.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function app() {
   server.set('views', distFolder);
 
   // Example Express Rest API endpoints
-  // app.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
+  // server.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
   // Serve static files from /browser
   server.get('*.*', express.static(distFolder, {
     maxAge: '1y'
diff --git a/modules/builders/testing/hello-world-app/server.ts b/modules/builders/testing/hello-world-app/server.ts
index 19be889da..d9aced8ff 100644
--- a/modules/builders/testing/hello-world-app/server.ts
+++ b/modules/builders/testing/hello-world-app/server.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function app() {
   server.set('views', distFolder);
 
   // Example Express Rest API endpoints
-  // app.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
+  // server.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
   // Serve static files from /browser
   server.get('*.*', express.static(distFolder, {
     maxAge: '1y'
diff --git a/modules/express-engine/README.md b/modules/express-engine/README.md
index 0d9e058af..e5d24a522 100644
--- a/modules/express-engine/README.md
+++ b/modules/express-engine/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ To use it, set the engine and then route requests to it
 import * as express from 'express';
 import { ngExpressEngine } from '@nguniversal/express-engine';
 
+const app = express();
+
 // Set the engine
 app.engine('html', ngExpressEngine({
   bootstrap: ServerAppModule // Give it a module to bootstrap
diff --git a/modules/express-engine/schematics/install/files/__serverFileName@stripTsExtension__.ts b/modules/express-engine/schematics/install/files/__serverFileName@stripTsExtension__.ts
index ee2c18360..3418501d5 100644
--- a/modules/express-engine/schematics/install/files/__serverFileName@stripTsExtension__.ts
+++ b/modules/express-engine/schematics/install/files/__serverFileName@stripTsExtension__.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function app() {
   server.set('views', distFolder);
 
   // Example Express Rest API endpoints
-  // app.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
+  // server.get('/api/**', (req, res) => { });
   // Serve static files from /browser
   server.get('*.*', express.static(distFolder, {
     maxAge: '1y'