diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8e2193fc..1c3173636 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,32 +42,74 @@ actix-web = "0.1"
 ```rust
 extern crate actix;
 extern crate actix_web;
-extern crate futures;
+extern crate env_logger;
 
 use actix::*;
 use actix_web::*;
 
-fn main() {
-    let system = System::new("test");
 
-    // start http server
+struct MyWebSocket;
+
+impl Actor for MyWebSocket {
+    type Context = HttpContext<Self>;
+}
+
+impl Route for MyWebSocket {
+    type State = ();
+
+    fn request(req: &mut HttpRequest,
+               payload: Payload, ctx: &mut HttpContext<Self>) -> RouteResult<Self>
+    {
+        let resp = ws::handshake(req)?;
+        ctx.start(resp);
+        ctx.add_stream(ws::WsStream::new(payload));
+        Reply::async(MyWebSocket)
+    }
+}
+
+impl StreamHandler<ws::Message> for MyWebSocket {
+    fn started(&mut self, ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
+        println!("WebSocket session openned");
+    }
+
+    fn finished(&mut self, ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
+        println!("WebSocket session closed");
+    }
+}
+
+impl Handler<ws::Message> for MyWebSocket {
+    fn handle(&mut self, msg: ws::Message, ctx: &mut HttpContext<Self>)
+              -> Response<Self, ws::Message>
+    {
+        println!("WS: {:?}", msg);
+        match msg {
+            ws::Message::Ping(msg) => ws::WsWriter::pong(ctx, msg),
+            ws::Message::Text(text) => ws::WsWriter::text(ctx, &text),
+            ws::Message::Binary(bin) => ws::WsWriter::binary(ctx, bin),
+            ws::Message::Closed | ws::Message::Error => {
+                ctx.stop();
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+        Self::empty()
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    ::std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "actix_web=info");
+    let _ = env_logger::init();
+    let sys = actix::System::new("ws-example");
+
     HttpServer::new(
-        // create application
         Application::default("/")
-            .resource("/", |r|
-                r.handler(Method::GET, |req, payload, state| {
-                    httpcodes::HTTPOk
-                })
-             )
-             .finish())
+            // enable logger
+            .middleware(Logger::new(None))
+            // websocket route
+            .resource("/ws/", |r| r.get::<MyWebSocket>())
+            .route_handler("/", StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
 
-    // stop system
-    Arbiter::handle().spawn_fn(|| {
-        Arbiter::system().send(msgs::SystemExit(0));
-        futures::future::ok(())
-    });
-
-    system.run();
+    println!("Started http server: 127.0.0.1:8080");
+    let _ = sys.run();
 }
 ```