diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3f56dd83..5072d6df 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ Some simple examples of what MongoEngine code looks like:
 
 .. code :: python
 
+    from mongoengine import *
+    connect('mydb')
+
     class BlogPost(Document):
         title = StringField(required=True, max_length=200)
         posted = DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
         tags = ListField(StringField(max_length=50))
+        meta = {'allow_inheritance': True}
 
     class TextPost(BlogPost):
         content = StringField(required=True)