diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d36254fe..c6f6774e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func newScope() (tally.Scope, io.Closer) {
-	statter, _ := statsd.NewBufferedClient("127.0.0.1:8125",
-		"stats", 100*time.Millisecond, 1440)
+	statter, _ := statsd.NewClientWithConfig(&statsd.ClientConfig{
+		Address:       "127.0.0.1:8125",
+		Prefix:        "stats",
+		UseBuffered:   true,
+		FlushInterval: 100*time.Millisecond,
+		FlushBytes:    1440,
+	})
 
 	reporter := tallystatsd.NewReporter(statter, tallystatsd.Options{
 		SampleRate: 1.0,
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ func newScope() (tally.Scope, io.Closer) {
 	scope, closer := tally.NewRootScope(tally.ScopeOptions{
 		Prefix:   "my-service",
 		Tags:     map[string]string{},
-		Reporter: r,
+		Reporter: reporter,
 	}, time.Second)
 
 	return scope, closer