diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5303493741a9a40b4c4d3e2cdd2d74275edc175b..442afbdc7b9a9702797f3dbdd4729e6027218178 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ from flask import Flask
 from flask_simpleldap import LDAP
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
-ldap = LDAP(app)
 
 app.config['LDAP_BASE_DN'] = 'OU=users,dc=example,dc=org'
 app.config['LDAP_USERNAME'] = 'CN=user,OU=Users,DC=example,DC=org'
 app.config['LDAP_PASSWORD'] = 'password'
+ldap = LDAP(app)
 
 @app.route('/ldap')
 @ldap.login_required