diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/README.md b/vlib/x/json2/README.md
index af03be0935..e5f3bf0091 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/README.md
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/README.md
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import net.http
 
 fn main() {
 	// Decoding
-	resp := http.get('https://example.com')?
+	resp := http.get('https://example.com')!
 
 	// raw decode
-	raw_person := json2.raw_decode(resp.body)?
+	raw_person := json2.raw_decode(resp.body)!
 
 	// Casting `Any` type / Navigating
 	person := raw_person.as_map()
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ fn (p Person) to_json() string {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    resp := os.read_file('./person.json')?
-    person := json2.decode<Person>(resp)?
+    resp := os.read_file('./person.json')!
+    person := json2.decode<Person>(resp)!
     println(person) // Person{name: 'Bob', age: 28, pets: ['Floof']}
     person_json := json2.encode<Person>(person)
     println(person_json) // {"name": "Bob", "age": 28, "pets": ["Floof"]}