diff --git a/sample/github/README.md b/sample/github/README.md
index af796115b44..337da93a456 100644
--- a/sample/github/README.md
+++ b/sample/github/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ko apply -f config/buses/stub
 ko apply -f pkg/sources/github/
 ```
 
-5. Check that the GitHub is now showing up as an event source and there's an event type for *pullrequests*
+5. Check that the GitHub is now showing up as an event source and there's an event type for *dev.knative.github.pullrequest*
 
 ```shell
 kubectl get eventsources
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ In response to a pull request event, the _legit_ Service will add `(looks pretty
 Deploy the _legit_ service via:
 
 ```shell
-ko apply sample/github/legit-service.yaml
+ko apply -f sample/github/legit-service.yaml
 ```
 
 Once deployed, you can inspect the created resources with `kubectl` commands:
diff --git a/sample/github/flow.yaml b/sample/github/flow.yaml
index 150bfcd693e..30515788804 100644
--- a/sample/github/flow.yaml
+++ b/sample/github/flow.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   serviceAccountName: feed-sa
   trigger:
-    eventType: pullrequest
+    eventType: dev.knative.github.pullrequest
     resource: <org>/<repo> # TODO: Fill this out
     service: github
     parameters: