diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15feae4f..1eb8db43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ Check that the proxy is working:
 curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","id":1}' 127.0.0.1:8544
 ```
 ```
+curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber", "params": ["latest", false],"id":1}' 127.0.0.1:8544
+```
+```
 curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBalance", "params": ["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000", "latest"],"id":1}' 127.0.0.1:8544
 ```