diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa66ff9..b7b4a7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,37 +90,39 @@ import 'react-table/react-table.css'
 ```javascript
 import ReactTable from 'react-table'
 
-const data = [{
-  name: 'Tanner Linsley',
-  age: 26,
-  friend: {
-    name: 'Jason Maurer',
-    age: 23,
-  }
-},{
-  ...
-}]
+render() {
+  const data = [{
+    name: 'Tanner Linsley',
+    age: 26,
+    friend: {
+      name: 'Jason Maurer',
+      age: 23,
+    }
+  },{
+    ...
+  }]
 
-const columns = [{
-  header: 'Name',
-  accessor: 'name' // String-based value accessors!
-}, {
-  header: 'Age',
-  accessor: 'age',
-  render: props => <span className='number'>{props.value}</span> // Custom cell components!
-}, {
-  id: 'friendName', // Required because our accessor is not a string
-  header: 'Friend Name',
-  accessor: d => d.friend.name // Custom value accessors!
-}, {
-  header: props => <span>Friend Age</span>, // Custom header components!
-  accessor: 'friend.age'
-}]
+  const columns = [{
+    header: 'Name',
+    accessor: 'name' // String-based value accessors!
+  }, {
+    header: 'Age',
+    accessor: 'age',
+    render: props => <span className='number'>{props.value}</span> // Custom cell components!
+  }, {
+    id: 'friendName', // Required because our accessor is not a string
+    header: 'Friend Name',
+    accessor: d => d.friend.name // Custom value accessors!
+  }, {
+    header: props => <span>Friend Age</span>, // Custom header components!
+    accessor: 'friend.age'
+  }]
 
-<ReactTable
-  data={data}
-  columns={columns}
-/>
+  <ReactTable
+    data={data}
+    columns={columns}
+  />
+}
 ```
 
 ## Data