diff --git a/docs/wrapping-react/local-packages.md b/docs/wrapping-react/local-packages.md
index 746558eb7..a0ae718cb 100644
--- a/docs/wrapping-react/local-packages.md
+++ b/docs/wrapping-react/local-packages.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Hello(rx.Component):
     # Define everything else as normal.
     tag = "Hello"
 
-    name: rx.Var[str] = rx.Var("World")
+    name: rx.Var[str] = rx.Var.create("World")
     on_greet: rx.EventHandler[rx.event.passthrough_event_spec(str)]
 
     # Include any related CSS files with rx.asset to ensure they are copied.
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@ intended to be imported by the wrapped component must also be listed in the
   },
   // ...
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```