diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9dbeac4..6d71f24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var request = require('@root/request');
 request = promisify(request);
 
 request('http://www.google.com').then(function (response) {
-  console.log('statusCode:', response && response.statusCode); // Print the response status code if a response was received
+  console.log('statusCode:', response.statusCode); // Print the response status code if a response was received
   console.log('body:', response.body); // Print the HTML for the Google homepage.
 }).catch(function (error) {
   console.log('error:', error); // Print the error if one occurred