diff --git a/docs/mithril.route.md b/docs/mithril.route.md
index 5888be53..7c5c39ba 100644
--- a/docs/mithril.route.md
+++ b/docs/mithril.route.md
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ var dashboard = {
 	}
 }
 
+//setup routes to start w/ the `#` symbol
+m.route.mode = "hash";
+
 //define a route
 m.route(document.body, "/dashboard/johndoe", {
 	"/dashboard/:userID": dashboard
 });
-
-//setup routes to start w/ the `#` symbol
-m.route.mode = "hash";
 ```
 
 This redirects to the URL `http://server/#/dashboard/johndoe` and yields: