diff --git a/src/clojure/monger/operators.clj b/src/clojure/monger/operators.clj
index 53e501b..b113148 100644
--- a/src/clojure/monger/operators.clj
+++ b/src/clojure/monger/operators.clj
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 ;; $ne is "non-equals" comparator
 ;;
 ;; EXAMPLES:
-;;   (monger.collection/find "libraries" {$ne { :language "Clojure" }})
+;;   (monger.collection/find "libraries" { :language { $ne "Clojure" }})
 (defoperator $ne)
 
 ;; $elemMatch checks if an element in an array matches the specified expression
diff --git a/test/monger/test/query_operators_test.clj b/test/monger/test/query_operators_test.clj
index 234389b..bada551 100644
--- a/test/monger/test/query_operators_test.clj
+++ b/test/monger/test/query_operators_test.clj
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                                       {:language "Clojure" :name "langohr"  :users 5}
                                       {:language "Clojure" :name "incanter" :users 15}
                                       {:language "Scala"   :name "akka"     :users 150}])
-      (is (= 2 (.count (mc/find db collection {$ne {:language "Clojure"}}))))))
+      (is (= 2 (.count (mc/find db collection {:language {$ne "Clojure"}}))))))
 
 
   ;;