diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1f349e4418..eab196283c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ If you intend to use modules, overlays or library functions in your NixOS config
 ```nix
 { pkgs, config, lib, ... }:
 let
-  nur = import (builtins.fetchTarball "https://github.com/nix-community/NUR/archive/master.tar.gz") {};
+  nur-no-pkgs = import (builtins.fetchTarball "https://github.com/nix-community/NUR/archive/master.tar.gz") {};
 in {
 
   imports = [
-    nur.repos.paul.modules.foo
+    nur-no-pkgs.repos.paul.modules.foo
   ];
 
   nixpkgs.overlays = [
-    nur.repos.ben.overlays.bar
+    nur-no-pkgs.repos.ben.overlays.bar
   ];
 
 }