diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b80b71e..7d1e984 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,13 +61,21 @@ Whether it's a quick script, or a cross-platform SDK, Surf will make it work.
 
 ## Examples
 ```rust
-let mut res = surf::get("https://httpbin.org/get").await?;
-dbg!(res.body_string().await?);
+#[async_std::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), surf::Error> {
+    let mut res = surf::get("https://httpbin.org/get").await?;
+    dbg!(res.body_string().await?);
+    Ok(())
+}
 ```
 
 It's also possible to skip the intermediate `Response`, and access the response type directly.
 ```rust
-dbg!(surf::get("https://httpbin.org/get").recv_string().await?);
+#[async_std::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), surf::Error> {
+    dbg!(surf::get("https://httpbin.org/get").recv_string().await?);
+    Ok(())
+}
 ```
 
 Both sending and receiving JSON is real easy too.