diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ae686cb3c8..b61727b605f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Often times, Apollo Server needs to be run with a particular integration. To sta
 - `express`
 - `koa`
 - `hapi`
+- `fastify`
 - `lambda`
 - `azure-function`
 - `cloud-function`
@@ -242,23 +243,19 @@ new ApolloServer({
 
 ```js
 const { ApolloServer, gql } = require('apollo-server-fastify');
-const fastify = require('fastify');
+const { typeDefs, resolvers } = require('./module');
 
-async function StartServer() {
-  const server = new ApolloServer({ typeDefs, resolvers });
-
-  const app = fastify();
-
-  await server.applyMiddleware({
-    app,
-  });
+const server = new ApolloServer({
+  typeDefs,
+  resolvers,
+});
 
-  await server.installSubscriptionHandlers(app.server);
+const app = require('fastify')();
 
+(async function () { 
+  app.register(await server.createHandler());
   await app.listen(3000);
-}
-
-StartServer().catch(error => console.log(error));
+})();
 ```
 
 ### AWS Lambda
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-fastify/README.md b/packages/apollo-server-fastify/README.md
index 96e20270e59..230569ec2d3 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-fastify/README.md
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-fastify/README.md
@@ -15,23 +15,19 @@ npm install apollo-server-fastify
 
 ```js
 const { ApolloServer, gql } = require('apollo-server-fastify');
-const fastify = require('fastify');
+const { typeDefs, resolvers } = require('./module');
 
-async function StartServer() {
-  const server = new ApolloServer({ typeDefs, resolvers });
+const server = new ApolloServer({
+  typeDefs,
+  resolvers,
+});
 
-  const app = fastify();
-
-  await server.createHandler({
-    app,
-  });
-
-  await server.installSubscriptionHandlers(app.server);
+const app = require('fastify')();
 
+(async function () { 
+  app.register(await server.createHandler());
   await app.listen(3000);
-}
-
-StartServer().catch(error => console.log(error));
+})();
 ```
 
 ## Principles