diff --git a/docs/readme.md b/docs/readme.md
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ assumes you've installed Lighthouse as a dependency (`yarn add --dev lighthouse`
 ```js
 import fs from 'fs';
 import lighthouse from 'lighthouse';
-import chromeLauncher from 'chrome-launcher';
+import * as chromeLauncher from 'chrome-launcher';
 
 const chrome = await chromeLauncher.launch({chromeFlags: ['--headless']});
 const options = {logLevel: 'info', output: 'html', onlyCategories: ['performance'], port: chrome.port};