diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 362be72c..7e9e2b49 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,11 +112,10 @@ async fn list(
     conn: Connection<Db>,
     posts_per_page: Option<usize>,
     page: Option<usize>,
-    flash: Option<FlashMessage<'_>>,
 ) -> Template {
     // Set page number and items per page
-    let page = page.unwrap_or(0);
-    let posts_per_page = posts_per_page.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_POSTS_PER_PAGE);
+    let page = page.unwrap_or(1);
+    let posts_per_page = posts_per_page.unwrap_or(10);
 
     // Setup paginator
     let paginator = Post::find()
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ async fn list(
 
     // Fetch paginated posts
     let posts = paginator
-        .fetch_page(page)
+        .fetch_page(page - 1)
         .await
         .expect("could not retrieve posts");
 
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ async fn list(
             page: page,
             posts_per_page: posts_per_page,
             posts: posts,
-            flash: flash.map(FlashMessage::into_inner),
             num_pages: paginator.num_pages().await.ok().unwrap(),
         },
     )
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6e58def9..f82c4241 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -176,11 +176,10 @@
 //!     conn: Connection<Db>,
 //!     posts_per_page: Option<usize>,
 //!     page: Option<usize>,
-//!     flash: Option<FlashMessage<'_>>,
 //! ) -> Template {
 //!     // Set page number and items per page
-//!     let page = page.unwrap_or(0);
-//!     let posts_per_page = posts_per_page.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_POSTS_PER_PAGE);
+//!     let page = page.unwrap_or(1);
+//!     let posts_per_page = posts_per_page.unwrap_or(10);
 //! 
 //!     // Setup paginator
 //!     let paginator = Post::find()
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@
 //! 
 //!     // Fetch paginated posts
 //!     let posts = paginator
-//!         .fetch_page(page)
+//!         .fetch_page(page - 1)
 //!         .await
 //!         .expect("could not retrieve posts");
 //! 
@@ -199,7 +198,6 @@
 //!             page: page,
 //!             posts_per_page: posts_per_page,
 //!             posts: posts,
-//!             flash: flash.map(FlashMessage::into_inner),
 //!             num_pages: paginator.num_pages().await.ok().unwrap(),
 //!         },
 //!     )