diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 047d8f5..7a12e87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Simple Fluentd Plugin to count number of messages and outputs to log
     <match foo.bar.**>
       type flowcounter_simple
       unit second
-    </source>
+    </match>
 
 This plugin does not emit, just writes into the log file as