diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31c6b8c..8819722 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ To create a hashed message
 
 ```dart
 MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("sha256");
-Uint8List hash = md.digest(message);
+Uint8List hash = await md.digest(message);
 ```
 
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