diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa6599f..d7a3eec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ in a sub-folder) and see the search results for "foobar" listed.
 
 ## The search form
 
-How to design your search form is up to you, but here's a very rudimentary example which you can put either in a
-template file or on a specific page.
+How to design your search form is up to you, but here's a very rudimentary example which you can put in a
+template file:
 
 ```html
-<form id="search_form" action="/search">
+<form id="search_form" action="{{ "search"|link }}">
     <label for="search_input">Search the site:</label>
     <input type="search" id="search_input" name="q" />
     <input type="submit" value="Search" />
@@ -74,12 +74,14 @@ template file or on a specific page.
     // Intercept form submit and go to the search results page directly, avoiding a redirect
     document.getElementById('search_form').addEventListener('submit', function (e) {
         var search_terms = document.getElementById('search_input').value;
-        location.href = '/search/' + encodeURIComponent(search_terms);
+        location.href = '{{ "search"|link }}/' + encodeURIComponent(search_terms);
         e.preventDefault();
     });
 </script>
 ```
 
+If you want to put it in a content file, you'll have to adjust the template variables accordingly, ie. instead of `{{ "search"|link }}` you'd use something like `%base_url%?search`.
+
 ## Configuration options
 
 You can exclude certain pages from being included in the search results by using the configuration option `search_excludes`.