diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2a32b4..a4613b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from sanic import Sanic
 from sanic.response import text
 from sanic_session import Session, InMemorySessionInterface
 
-app = Sanic()
+app = Sanic(name="ExampleApp")
 session = Session(app, interface=InMemorySessionInterface())
 
 @app.route("/")
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async def index(request):
 
     request.ctx.session['foo'] += 1
 
-    return text(request.ctx.session['foo'])
+    return text(str(request.ctx.session["foo"]))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)