diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de927aba87..e2ca3f4548 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,13 +127,15 @@ Example usage:
 ```js
 import {createReducer} from "@acemarke/redux-starter-kit";
 
-function addTodo(state, newTodo) {
+function addTodo(state, action) {
+    const {newTodo} = action.payload;
+
     // Can safely call state.push() here
     state.push({...newTodo, completed : false});
 }
 
-function toggleTodo(state, payload) {
-    const {index} = payload;
+function toggleTodo(state, action) {
+    const {index} = action.payload;
 
     const todo = state[index];
     // Can directly modify the todo object
diff --git a/src/createReducer.js b/src/createReducer.js
index 4e02634022..41620cd2e2 100644
--- a/src/createReducer.js
+++ b/src/createReducer.js
@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@ import createNextState from "immer";
 
 export function createReducer(initialState, actionsMap) {
     return function(state = initialState, action) {
-        const {type, payload} = action;
-
         return createNextState(state, draft => {
-            const caseReducer = actionsMap[type];
+            const caseReducer = actionsMap[action.type];
 
             if(caseReducer) {
-                return caseReducer(draft, payload);
+                return caseReducer(draft, action);
             }
 
             return draft;
         });
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}