diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b3facb00..dddd5b9e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ Pass `location.search` as the argument to apply to the current `url`.
 ```js
 const getUrlParameters = url =>
   url.match(/([^?=&]+)(=([^&]*))?/g).reduce(
-    (a,v) => (a[v.slice(0,v.indexOf('='))] = v.slice(v.indexOf('=')), a), {}
+    (a,v) => (a[v.slice(0,v.indexOf('='))] = v.slice(v.indexOf('=')+1), a), {}
   );
 // getUrlParameters('http://url.com/page?name=Adam&surname=Smith') -> {name: 'Adam', surname: 'Smith'}
 ```
diff --git a/snippets/URL-parameters.md b/snippets/URL-parameters.md
index 42a43cc22..c5a316b76 100644
--- a/snippets/URL-parameters.md
+++ b/snippets/URL-parameters.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Pass `location.search` as the argument to apply to the current `url`.
 ```js
 const getUrlParameters = url =>
   url.match(/([^?=&]+)(=([^&]*))?/g).reduce(
-    (a,v) => (a[v.slice(0,v.indexOf('='))] = v.slice(v.indexOf('=')), a), {}
+    (a,v) => (a[v.slice(0,v.indexOf('='))] = v.slice(v.indexOf('=')+1), a), {}
   );
 // getUrlParameters('http://url.com/page?name=Adam&surname=Smith') -> {name: 'Adam', surname: 'Smith'}
 ```