diff --git a/std/wasi/README.md b/std/wasi/README.md
index 580e7ddd01448e..dd8b5974e947ab 100644
--- a/std/wasi/README.md
+++ b/std/wasi/README.md
@@ -59,23 +59,29 @@ import Context from "https://deno.land/std/wasi/snapshot_preview1.ts";
 
 const context = new Context({
   args: Deno.args,
-  env: Deno.env,
+  env: Deno.env.toObject(),
 });
 
-const binary = await Deno.readFile("path/to/your/module.wasm");
+const binary = await Deno.readFile("path/to/module.wasm");
 const module = await WebAssembly.compile(binary);
 const instance = await WebAssembly.instantiate(module, {
-  wasi_snapshot_preview1: context.exports,
+  "wasi_snapshot_preview1": context.exports,
 });
 
-context.memory = context.exports.memory;
+const {
+  _start: start,
+  _initialize: initialize,
+  memory,
+} = instance.exports;
 
-if (module.exports._start) {
-  instance.exports._start();
-} else if (module.exports._initialize) {
-  instance.exports._initialize();
+context.memory = memory as WebAssembly.Memory;
+
+if (start instanceof Function) {
+  start();
+} else if (initialize instanceof Function) {
+  initialize();
 } else {
-  throw new Error("No entry point found");
+  throw new Error("No '_start' or '_initialize' entry point found in WebAssembly module, make sure to compile with wasm32-wasi as the target.");
 }
 ```