diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6aeb075..c33ffac 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Here is an example:
 ...              ' "NAME" VARCHAR(50) not null,'
 ...              ' primary key ("CUST_ID"))'
 ...             )
->>> curs.execute("insert into CUSTOMER values (1, 'John')")
+>>> curs.execute("insert into CUSTOMER values (?, ?)", (1, 'John'))
 >>> curs.execute("select * from CUSTOMER")
 >>> curs.fetchall()
 [(1, u'John')]