diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index 26cbe6a8ccf43539a2c30e8dc33b3e8f3d747924..23bd7fb0d1329fb1a21f76be204df47dfd71ccff 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ const props = {
 
 const witnessOps = hive.utils.buildWitnessUpdateOp(owner, props);
 
-hive.broadcast.witnessSetProperties('Private Signing Key', owner, witnessOps.props, [], function(err, result) {
+hive.broadcast.witnessSetProperties('Private Signing Key', owner, witnessOps[1].props, [], function(err, result) {
   console.log(err, result);
 });
 ```