diff --git a/docs/1-install-and-setup.md b/docs/1-install-and-setup.md
index 6834a3500..9a4b83332 100644
--- a/docs/1-install-and-setup.md
+++ b/docs/1-install-and-setup.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ import { AngularFire, FirebaseListObservable } from 'angularfire2';
 export class AppComponent {
   items: FirebaseListObservable<any[]>;
   constructor(af: AngularFire) {
-    this.items = af.database.list('items');
+    this.items = af.database.list('/items');
   }
 }
 ```