diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d8e673c..d7f4453 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ lua.globals().set(
     lua.create_async_function(|lua, path: String| async move {
         // Spawn background task that does not take up resources on the lua thread
         // Normally, futures in mlua can not be shared across threads, but this can
-        let task = lua.spawn_future(async move {
+        let task = lua.spawn(async move {
             match read_to_string(path).await {
                 Ok(s) => Ok(Some(s)),
                 Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),