diff --git a/packages/svelte/messages/client-errors/errors.md b/packages/svelte/messages/client-errors/errors.md
index d6af859881..a30bdd7593 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/messages/client-errors/errors.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/messages/client-errors/errors.md
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ $effect(() => {
 The same applies to array mutations, since these both read and write to the array:
 
 ```js
-let array = $state([]);
+let array = $state(['hello']);
 
 $effect(() => {
-	array.push('hello');
+	array.push('goodbye');
 });
 ```