diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7ae9e9..3534c37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies {
 Spawn child processes from Vert.x:
 
 ```java
-Process.create(vertx, "cat").spawn(process -> {
+Process.create(vertx, "cat").start(process -> {
   process.stdout().handler(buf -> {
     System.out.println("Process wrote: " + buf);
   });