diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f76476e80..1ee6ca3a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ In the code snippet below we use GoogleMaps and Guzzle6.
 use Geocoder\Query\GeocodeQuery;
 use Geocoder\Query\ReverseQuery;
 
-$adapter  = new \Http\Adapter\Guzzle6\Client();
-$provider = new \Geocoder\Provider\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps($adapter);
+$httpClient = new \Http\Adapter\Guzzle6\Client();
+$provider = new \Geocoder\Provider\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps($httpClient);
 $geocoder = new \Geocoder\StatefulGeocoder($provider, 'en');
 
 $result = $geocoder->geocodeQuery(GeocodeQuery::create('Buckingham Palace, London'));