diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27d3a8c..702b016 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ smc_a = SimpleMessageChannel()
 smc_b = SimpleMessageChannel()
 
 payload = smc_b.send(0, 1, b"foo")
-print(f"sent: {payload})
+print(f"sent: {payload}")
 
 for idx in range(0, len(payload)):
-    smc_a.recv(payload[idx, idx + 1])
+    smc_a.recv(payload[idx : idx + 1])
 
 for msg in smc_a.messages:
     print(f"received: {msg}")
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ for msg in smc_a.messages:
 Output:
 
 ```sh
-sent: ...
-received: (0, 1, b"foo")
+sent: b'\x04\x01foo'
+received: (0, 1, b'foo')
 ```