diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc90cf4..10ef772 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ end
 
 # Or with a custom base directory
 defmodule MyApp.CustomTmp do
-  use Tmp, base_dir: "/path/to/custom/base/dir"
+  use Tmp, base_dir: "/path/where/tmp/dirs/will/be"
 end
 ```