diff --git a/markdown/quickstart.md b/markdown/quickstart.md
index 6bc1b13..57a5bc9 100644
--- a/markdown/quickstart.md
+++ b/markdown/quickstart.md
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ export default Route.extend({
   model() {
     return fetch('https://api.github.com/users/tomdale')
       .then(function(response) {
-        return response;
+        return response.json();
+      })
+      .then(function(data) {
+        return data;
       });
   }
 });