diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d8eae9..57952b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ java -jar naivechain.jar 8081 7002 ws://localhost:7001
 - add peer
 
   ```
-  curl -H "Content-type:application/json" --data '{"peer" : "ws://localhost:7001"}' http://localhost:8080/addPeer
+  curl http://localhost:8080/addPeer?peer=ws://localhost:7001
 
   ```