diff --git a/examples/merge/README.md b/examples/merge/README.md
index 562a9a9..2112b61 100644
--- a/examples/merge/README.md
+++ b/examples/merge/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ A---B main
      \---C merge-fast-forward
 ```
 
-With the ```git merge``` command, we are merging _into_ the current branch _from_ a branch we specify. So to perform the merge, run ```git merge fast-forward```.
+With the ```git merge``` command, we are merging _into_ the current branch _from_ a branch we specify. So to perform the merge, run ```git merge merge-fast-forward```.
 
 You should see something like this: