diff --git a/providers/flipt/README.md b/providers/flipt/README.md
index 107a9abed..482df09af 100644
--- a/providers/flipt/README.md
+++ b/providers/flipt/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ FliptProviderConfig fliptProviderConfig = FliptProviderConfig.builder()
         .build();
 
 // create OpenFeature provider
-FeatureProvider featureProvider = new FliptProvider(fliptProviderConfig);
+FeatureProvider fliptProvider = new FliptProvider(fliptProviderConfig);
 OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().setProviderAndWait("sync", fliptProvider);
 client = OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().getClient("sync");