diff --git a/extra/webapps/counter/counter.factor b/extra/webapps/counter/counter.factor
index a5c9fbc6b9..d62096fffc 100644
--- a/extra/webapps/counter/counter.factor
+++ b/extra/webapps/counter/counter.factor
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ M: counter-app init-session* drop 0 count sset ;
 ! Deployment example
 USING: db.sqlite furnace.alloy namespaces ;
 
-: counter-db ( -- params db ) "counter.db" sqlite-db ;
+: counter-db ( -- db ) "counter.db" <sqlite-db> ;
 
 : run-counter ( -- )
     <counter-app>