diff --git a/curlie/README.md b/curlie/README.md
index 47ce7a7..68de6fe 100644
--- a/curlie/README.md
+++ b/curlie/README.md
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ a remote hostname and TLS SNI (or when you want to break things 😈).
 
 ```bash
 curlie https://foo.example.com:8443 "Host: foo.example.com" \
-    --resolve foo.example.com:8443:localhost
+    --resolve foo.example.com:8443:127.0.0.1
 ```