diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba8450018..4a4e75d7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2885,7 +2885,7 @@ condition](#safe-assignment-in-condition).
   ```Ruby
   # bad
   email = data['email']
-  nickname = data['nickname']
+  username = data['nickname']
 
   # good
   email, username = data.values_at('email', 'nickname')