diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 972b13432..ca2af9b5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Hello world:
 ```java
 //import org.mapdb.*
 DB db = DBMaker.memoryDB().make();
-ConcurrentMap map = db.hashMap("map").make();
+ConcurrentMap map = db.hashMap("map").createOrOpen();
 map.put("something", "here");
 ```
 
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ Longer unit tests might require more memory. Use this to increase heap memory as
 
 By default unit tests are executed in 3 threads. Thread count is controlled by `-DtestThreadCount=3` property
 
-On machine with limited memory you can change fork mode so unit test consume less RAM, but run longer: `-DtestReuseForks=false`
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+On machine with limited memory you can change fork mode so unit test consume less RAM, but run longer: `-DtestReuseForks=false`