diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9df01e..8488deb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ r, err := c.Retr("test-file.txt")
 if err != nil {
 	panic(err)
 }
+defer r.Close()
 
 buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
 println(string(buf))