diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3986f7..97654df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ Optionally you can provide a function for Viper to run each time a change occurs
 **Make sure you add all of the configPaths prior to calling `WatchConfig()`**
 
 ```go
-viper.WatchConfig()
 viper.OnConfigChange(func(e fsnotify.Event) {
 	fmt.Println("Config file changed:", e.Name)
 })
+viper.WatchConfig()
 ```
 
 ### Reading Config from io.Reader