diff --git a/HELP.md b/HELP.md
index ec922770..9fa838c5 100644
--- a/HELP.md
+++ b/HELP.md
@@ -666,8 +666,9 @@ And create `index.js`:
 import http from 'http';
 import cloudcmd from 'cloudcmd';
 import io from 'socket.io';
-const app = require('express')();
+import express from 'express';
 
+const app = express();
 const port = 1337;
 const prefix = '/';
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44b8ab6a..2cedda1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ And create `index.js`:
 import http from 'http';
 import cloudcmd from 'cloudcmd';
 import io from 'socket.io';
-const app = require('express')();
+import express from 'express';
+
+const app = express();
 
 const port = 1337;
 const prefix = '/';