diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class App extends Component {
         });
  
         FCM.scheduleLocalNotification({
-            fire_date: new Date(),
+            fire_date: new Date().getTime(),      //react convert is used, accept epoch time or ISO string
             id: "UNIQ_ID_STRING",    //REQUIRED! this is what you use to lookup and delete notification. In android notification with same ID will override each other
             body: "from future past",
             repeat_interval: "week" //day, hour