diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/README.md b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/README.md
index 02e2cc76b..04712cb98 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/README.md
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/README.md
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ and for Ivy:
 
 ```xml
 <dependency org="com.netflix.hystrix" name="hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher" rev="1.1.2" />
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+Example usage (make it work/plug it in):
+
+      HystrixPlugins.getInstance().registerMetricsPublisher(new HystrixCodahaleMetricsPublisher(yourMetricRegistry));