diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be8f251..2a5165d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ public func respond(to input: String, with makeOutputFrom: @escaping (AsyncStrea
 
 open func respond(to input: String) async {
     await respond(to: input) { [self] response in
-        await setOutput(to: "")
+        output = ""
         for await responseDelta in response {
             update(responseDelta)
-            await setOutput(to: output + responseDelta)
+            output += responseDelta
         }
         update(nil)
         let trimmedOutput = output.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-        await setOutput(to: trimmedOutput.isEmpty ? "..." : trimmedOutput)
+        output = trimmedOutput.isEmpty ? "..." : trimmedOutput
         return output
     }
 }