diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d2aa368..3c1d521a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ import { fetch } from 'undici'; // as one example
 import Orb from 'orb-billing';
 
 const client = new Orb({
-  fetch: (url: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInfo): Response => {
-    console.log('About to make request', url, init);
+  fetch: async (url: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInfo): Promise<Response> => {
+    console.log('About to make a request', url, init);
     const response = await fetch(url, init);
     console.log('Got response', response);
     return response;