diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 33a03cd..e69de29 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-NEXMO_API_KEY=''
-NEXMO_API_SECRET=''
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f67d59..0fa1454 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ cp .env.example .env
 Next you will need to sign up for a Nexmo account and get your API credentials from the API dashboard and put them in your `.env`
 file.
 
-Finally all that's left is to start the server.
+Finally all that's left is to migrate the database and start the server.
 
 ```sh
+rake db:migrate
 rails server
 ```
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/verifications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/verifications_controller.rb
index 013c697..bfff25f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/verifications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/verifications_controller.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ def new
   end
 
   def create
-    response = client.check_verification(
-      session[:verification_id],
+    response = client.verify.check(
+      request_id: session[:verification_id],
       code: params[:code]
     )
 
-    if response['status'] == '0'
+    if response.status == '0'
       session[:verified] = true
       redirect_to :root
     else
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ def create
   private
 
   def send_verification_request
-    response = client.start_verification(
+    response = client.verify.request(
       number: current_user.number,
       brand: 'MyApp'
     )
 
-    if response['status'] == '0'
+    if response.status == '0'
       session[:verification_id] =
-        response['request_id']
+        response.request_id
     end
   end