diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c516c51..0ad03bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,10 +142,9 @@ Options:
 
 ```go
 var args struct {
-	Foo string
+	Foo string `default:"abc"`
 	Bar bool
 }
-args.Foo = "default value"
 arg.MustParse(&args)
 ```
 
@@ -307,9 +306,8 @@ func (n *NameDotName) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
 
 func main() {
 	var args struct {
-		Name NameDotName
+		Name NameDotName `default:"file.txt"`
 	}
-	args.Name = NameDotName{"file", "txt"}  // set default value
 	arg.MustParse(&args)
 	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", args.Name)
 }
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 2188253..f71fbeb 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ func Example_defaultValues() {
 	os.Args = split("./example")
 
 	var args struct {
-		Foo string
+		Foo string `default:"abc"`
 	}
-	args.Foo = "default value"
 	MustParse(&args)
 	fmt.Println(args.Foo)
-	// output: default value
+	// output: abc
 }
 
 // This example demonstrates arguments that are required