diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ae57ba..228d999 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,12 +125,10 @@ enable caching of values returned by a widget type
 **Force update of widgets:**
 
 ```Lua
-    vicious.force(widget)
-    vicious.force({ widget1, widget2 })
+    vicious.force({ widget, })
 ```
 
-widget argument is a single widget or a table with one or more widgets that
-will be updated
+widget argument is a table with one or more widgets that will be updated
 
 
 Widget types
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 374c419..62b6980 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -234,8 +234,6 @@ function vicious.force(wtable)
         for _, w in pairs(wtable) do
             update(w, nil, true)
         end
-    else
-       update(wtable, nil, true)
     end
 end
 -- }}}