diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b38dad..e8b4594 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ var addrPayload = messages.addr.encodePayload([
 var addrmsg = structs.message.encode("addr", addrPayload);
 var decoded = structs.message.decode(addrmsg);
 console.log(decoded.command);  // addr
-var payload = decoded.payload;
-var decodedPayload = messages.addr.decodePayload(payload);
-console.log(decodedPayload.addrs[0].host);  // 2.2.2.2
+var addr = messages.addr.decodePayload(decoded.payload);
+console.log(addr.addrs[0].host);  // 2.2.2.2
 
 // Encode with empty payload:
 var verackmsg = structs.message.encode("verack");
diff --git a/lib/messages.js b/lib/messages.js
index 3092467..d507700 100644
--- a/lib/messages.js
+++ b/lib/messages.js
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
  * var addrmsg = structs.message.encode("addr", addrPayload);
  * var decoded = structs.message.decode(addrmsg);
  * console.log(decoded.command);  // addr
- * var payload = decoded.payload;
- * var decodedPayload = messages.addr.decodePayload(payload);
- * console.log(decodedPayload.addrs[0].host);  // 2.2.2.2
+ * var addr = messages.addr.decodePayload(decoded.payload);
+ * console.log(addr.addrs[0].host);  // 2.2.2.2
  *
  * // Encode with empty payload:
  * var verackmsg = structs.message.encode("verack");