diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d40489b2..18539aa7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -471,6 +471,32 @@ Cobra also has functions where the return signature is an error. This allows for
 **Example Usage using RunE:**
 
 ```go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "hugo",
+		Short: "Hugo is a very fast static site generator",
+		Long: `A Fast and Flexible Static Site Generator built with
+                love by spf13 and friends in Go.
+                Complete documentation is available at http://hugo.spf13.com`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			// Do Stuff Here
+			return errors.New("some random error")
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
 ```
 
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