diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7ed53b..dadeebf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Even this README is incomplete.
 Copy the lips directory to somewhere Lua's `package.path` can find it.
 If you're using it locally, you will need to write something like:
 ```
-package.path = package.path.."?/init.lua"
+package.path = package.path..";?/init.lua"
 ```
 or `require "lips.init"` directly.
 
diff --git a/example.lua b/example.lua
index 2b09976..d2d248a 100644
--- a/example.lua
+++ b/example.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-package.path = package.path..";./?/init.lua"
+package.path = package.path..";?/init.lua"
 local lips = require "lips"
 lips('example.asm')