diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0695f756..0174f92c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ import { useQuery } from '@connectrpc/connect-query';
 import { say } from 'your-generated-code/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery';
 
 export const Example: FC = () => {
-  const { data } = useQuery(say);
+  const { data } = useQuery(say, { sentence: "Hello" });
   return <div>{data}</div>;
 };
 ```
diff --git a/packages/examples/react/basic/src/example.tsx b/packages/examples/react/basic/src/example.tsx
index 44008e7f..7f395ae2 100644
--- a/packages/examples/react/basic/src/example.tsx
+++ b/packages/examples/react/basic/src/example.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import { Page } from "./page";
  * This example demonstrates a basic usage of Connect-Query with `useQuery`
  */
 export const Example: FC = () => {
-  const { status, fetchStatus, error, data } = useQuery(say);
+  const { status, fetchStatus, error, data } = useQuery(say, {
+    sentence: "Hello",
+  });
 
   return (
     <Page>