diff --git a/ddtrace/contrib/falcon/__init__.py b/ddtrace/contrib/falcon/__init__.py
index 571f5bbf57f..b9dbfa8abfa 100644
--- a/ddtrace/contrib/falcon/__init__.py
+++ b/ddtrace/contrib/falcon/__init__.py
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 
     import falcon
     from ddtrace import tracer
+    from ddtrace.contrib.falcon import TraceMiddleware
 
-    trace_middleware = TraceMiddleware(tracer, 'my-falcon-app')
-    falcon.API(middleware=[trace_middleware])
+    mw = TraceMiddleware(tracer, 'my-falcon-app')
+    falcon.API(middleware=[mw])
 """