diff --git a/docs/00-Getting-Started.md b/docs/00-Getting-Started.md
index 0b32323e9..4ccf20de7 100644
--- a/docs/00-Getting-Started.md
+++ b/docs/00-Getting-Started.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ To create a chart, we need to instantiate the `Chart` class. To do this, we need
 // Any of the following formats may be used
 var ctx = document.getElementById("myChart");
 var ctx = document.getElementById("myChart").getContext("2d");
-var ctx = $("myChart");
+var ctx = $("#myChart");
 ```
 
 Once you have the element or context, you're ready to instantiate a pre-defined chart-type or create your own!