diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60865ff..7721b17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ Interact with an InfluxDBv1 server using the `InfluxDBv1Session` class. **Note t
 from pydase_service_base.database import InfluxDBv1Session
 
 with InfluxDBv1Session() as influx_client:
-    # Writing data to a database
-    data = [
+    # Writing points to a database
+    points = [
         {
             "measurement": "your_measurement",  # Replace with your measurement
             "tags": {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ with InfluxDBv1Session() as influx_client:
             "time": "2023-06-05T00:00:00Z",  # Replace with your timestamp
         }
     ]
-    influx_client.write_points(data=data, database="other_database")
+    influx_client.write_points(points=points, database="other_database")
 ```
 
 **Note** that you have to set `ssl` and `verify_ssl` to `False` when you are using a local influxdb instance.
diff --git a/pydase_service_base/database/influxdbv1_session.py b/pydase_service_base/database/influxdbv1_session.py
index d7248e8..d08da40 100644
--- a/pydase_service_base/database/influxdbv1_session.py
+++ b/pydase_service_base/database/influxdbv1_session.py
@@ -31,13 +31,8 @@ class InfluxDBv1Session:
     Example:
         ```python
         with InfluxDBv1Session() as influx_client:
-            # Creating a database
-            influx_client.create_database(
-                dbname='my_new_database'
-            )
-
             # Writing data to a database
-            data = [
+            points = [
                 {
                     "measurement": "your_measurement",  # Replace with your measurement
                     "tags": {
@@ -49,10 +44,7 @@ class InfluxDBv1Session:
                     "time": "2023-06-05T00:00:00Z",  # Replace with your timestamp
                 }
             ]
-            influx_client.write_points(data=data, database="other_database")
-
-            # just write one point into the client's current database
-            influx_client.write(data=data[0])
+            influx_client.write_points(points=points, database="other_database")
         ```
     """