diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdd257b..db52ff1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ or based on a tokenized reference to the subscription.
| Param | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
-| topic | string
| object
| Topic's name or subscription referenece |
+| topic | string
| number
| Topic's name or subscription reference |
**Example**
```js
diff --git a/src/pubsub.js b/src/pubsub.js
index e9b5c46..8fbb2d3 100644
--- a/src/pubsub.js
+++ b/src/pubsub.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
*
* @memberof PubSub
* @this {PubSub}
- * @param {string|object} topic Topic's name or subscription referenece
+ * @param {string|number} topic Topic's name or subscription reference
* @return {boolean|string} Returns `false` if `topic` does not match a subscribed event; otherwise the topic's name
* @example
*