diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 3a72f9f..4adecc0 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # dotenv: readEnvFile()
 
-A single function implementation of https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv
+A single function implementation of <https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv>
 
 This is not a functional replacement, but a very simple implementation of the basic functions.
 
+It is recommended to create a `.env.example` example file that is checked into the
+repository. The `.env` should *NEVER* be checked into anything
+
 ## How it works
 
 Put the function where it is needed or put it in a file and load it.
diff --git a/test/.env.example b/test/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95c9b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# example enviroment file
+SOMETHING=
+OTHER=
+Complex=
diff --git a/test/read_env_file.php b/test/read_env_file.php
index 95232d8..d660978 100644
--- a/test/read_env_file.php
+++ b/test/read_env_file.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ print "ORIG: <pre>" . file_get_contents(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.env')
 
 $status = readEnvFile(__DIR__);
 
-print "STATUS: " . ($status ? 'OK' : 'FAIL') . "<br>";
+print "STATUS: " . (string)$status . "<br>";
 print "ENV: <pre>" . print_r($_ENV, true) . "</pre><br>";
 
 // __END__