diff --git a/examples/functions.js b/examples/functions.js
index 607833f8..b317bebc 100644
--- a/examples/functions.js
+++ b/examples/functions.js
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 
-var ejs = require('../')
+let ejs = require('../')
   , fs = require('fs')
   , path = __dirname + '/functions.ejs'
   , str = fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
 
-var users = [];
+let users = [];
 
 users.push({ name: 'Tobi', age: 2, species: 'ferret' })
 users.push({ name: 'Loki', age: 2, species: 'ferret' })
 users.push({ name: 'Jane', age: 6, species: 'ferret' })
 
-var ret = ejs.render(str, {
+let ret = ejs.render(str, {
   users: users,
   filename: path
 });
 
-console.log(ret);
\ No newline at end of file
+console.log(ret);