diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64a4ae4..1ffaed3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The main design goals are to make the code of the integration test compact and r
 ```java
 // Precondition: Get a JDBC connection and store it in variable "connection"
 final DatabaseObjectFactory factory=new ExasolObjectFactory(connection);
-final Schema schema factory.createSchema("ONLINESHOP");
+final Schema schema = factory.createSchema("ONLINESHOP");
 final Table table=schema.createTable("ITEMS","PRODUCT_ID","DECIMAL(18,0)","NAME","VARCHAR(40)")
         .insert("1","Cat food")
         .insert("2","Toy mouse");
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ This is an open source project which is written by enthusiasts at Exasol and not
 
 * [User Guide](doc/user_guide/user_guide.md)
 * [Changelog](doc/changes/changelog.md)
-* [Dependencies](dependencies.md)
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+* [Dependencies](dependencies.md)