diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f00b25a..d46269d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ pip install deltabot-cli
 Example echo-bot written with deltabot-cli:
 
 ```python
-from deltabot_cli import BotCli, events
+from deltachat2 import MsgData, events
+from deltabot_cli import BotCli
 
 cli = BotCli("echobot")
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def log_event(bot, accid, event):
 @cli.on(events.NewMessage)
 def echo(bot, accid, event):
     msg = event.msg
-    bot.rpc.misc_send_text_message(accid, msg.chat_id, msg.text)
+    bot.rpc.send_msg(accid, msg.chat_id, MsgData(text=msg.text))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     cli.start()