diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index b428920..e5c2a31 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ In your Rakefile, load Vlad with the :scm => :git:
  begin
    require 'vlad'
    Vlad.load :scm => :git
- rescue
+ rescue LoadError
    # do nothing
  end