diff --git a/docs/_guides/setup-pouchdb.md b/docs/_guides/setup-pouchdb.md
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--- a/docs/_guides/setup-pouchdb.md
+++ b/docs/_guides/setup-pouchdb.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ In your `tsconfig.json` activate `allowSyntheticDefaultImports`:
 Then in your TypeScript:
 
 ```typescript
-import * as PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
+import PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
 ```
 
 You can install a plugin (provided there is a [type definition for it in npm](https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=scope:types%20pouchdb)), import it in the same way and then pass the imported name to `PouchDB.plugin()` method just as you would do in JavaScript.