diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34dd05b..51f2f27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,20 +89,22 @@ type model struct {
 ## Initialization
 
 Next we'll define our application’s initial state. We’ll store our initial
-model in a simple variable, and then define the `Init` method.  `Init` can
+model in a simple variable, and then define the `Init` method. `Init` can
 return a `Cmd` that could perform some initial I/O. For now, we don't need to
 do any I/O, so for the command we'll just return `nil`, which translates to "no
 command."
 
 ```go
-var initialModel = model{
-    // Our to-do list is just a grocery list
-    choices:  []string{"Buy carrots", "Buy celery", "Buy kohlrabi"},
+func main() {
+	initialModel := model{
+		// Our to-do list is just a grocery list
+		choices:  []string{"Buy carrots", "Buy celery", "Buy kohlrabi"},
 
-    // A map which indicates which choices are selected. We're using
-    // the  map like a mathematical set. The keys refer to the indexes
-    // of the `choices` slice, above.
-    selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
+		// A map which indicates which choices are selected. We're using
+		// the  map like a mathematical set. The keys refer to the indexes
+		// of the `choices` slice, above.
+		selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
+	}
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
@@ -228,6 +230,11 @@ The last step is to simply run our program. We pass our initial model to
 
 ```go
 func main() {
+    initialModel := model{
+        choices:  []string{"Buy carrots", "Buy celery", "Buy kohlrabi"},
+        selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
+    }
+
     p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel)
     if err := p.Start(); err != nil {
         fmt.Printf("Alas, there's been an error: %v", err)
diff --git a/tutorials/basics/README.md b/tutorials/basics/README.md
index be61e95..a6393df 100644
--- a/tutorials/basics/README.md
+++ b/tutorials/basics/README.md
@@ -59,14 +59,16 @@ do any I/O, so for the command we'll just return `nil`, which translates to "no
 command."
 
 ```go
-var initialModel = model{
-    // Our to-do list is just a grocery list
-    choices:  []string{"Buy carrots", "Buy celery", "Buy kohlrabi"},
+func main() {
+    initialModel := model{
+        // Our to-do list is just a grocery list
+        choices:  []string{"Buy carrots", "Buy celery", "Buy kohlrabi"},
 
-    // A map which indicates which choices are selected. We're using
-    // the  map like a mathematical set. The keys refer to the indexes
-    // of the `choices` slice, above.
-    selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
+        // A map which indicates which choices are selected. We're using
+        // the  map like a mathematical set. The keys refer to the indexes
+        // of the `choices` slice, above.
+        selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
+	}
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
@@ -192,6 +194,11 @@ The last step is to simply run our program. We pass our initial model to
 
 ```go
 func main() {
+    initialModel := model{
+       choices:  []string{"Carrots", "Celery", "Kohlrabi"},
+       selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
+    }
+
     p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel)
     if err := p.Start(); err != nil {
         fmt.Printf("Alas, there's been an error: %v", err)
diff --git a/tutorials/basics/main.go b/tutorials/basics/main.go
index f3ec2ff..44692e2 100644
--- a/tutorials/basics/main.go
+++ b/tutorials/basics/main.go
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ type model struct {
 	selected map[int]struct{}
 }
 
-var initialModel = model{
-	choices:  []string{"Carrots", "Celery", "Kohlrabi"},
-	selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
-}
-
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
@@ -72,6 +67,11 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	initialModel := model{
+		choices:  []string{"Carrots", "Celery", "Kohlrabi"},
+		selected: make(map[int]struct{}),
+	}
+
 	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel)
 	if err := p.Start(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Alas, there's been an error: %v", err)