diff --git a/examples/guards/lib/main.dart b/examples/guards/lib/main.dart
index 90db5661..37ae82f7 100644
--- a/examples/guards/lib/main.dart
+++ b/examples/guards/lib/main.dart
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
       ],
     ),
     guards: [
-      // Guard /books/* by beaming to /login if the user is unauthenticated:
+      // Guard /books and /books/* by beaming to /login if the user is unauthenticated:
       BeamGuard(
-        pathBlueprints: ['/books/*'],
+        pathBlueprints: ['/books', '/books/*'],
         check: (context, location) =>
             context.read<AuthenticationNotifier>().isAuthenticated,
         beamToNamed: '/login',
diff --git a/package/README.md b/package/README.md
index 576f06ec..9ed8c1bb 100644
--- a/package/README.md
+++ b/package/README.md
@@ -492,9 +492,9 @@ You can define global guards (for example, authentication guard) or location gua
 ```dart
 BeamerDelegate(
   guards: [
-    // Guard /books/* by beaming to /login if the user is unauthenticated:
+    // Guard /books and /books/* by beaming to /login if the user is unauthenticated:
     BeamGuard(
-      pathBlueprints: ['/books/*'],
+      pathBlueprints: ['/books', '/books/*'],
       check: (context, location) => context.isAuthenticated,
       beamToNamed: '/login',
     ),
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ BeamerDelegate(
 List<BeamGuard> get guards => [
   // Show forbiddenPage if the user tries to enter books/2:
   BeamGuard(
-    pathBlueprints: ['/books/*'],
-    check: (context, location) => location.pathParameters['bookId'] != '2',
+    pathBlueprints: ['/books/2'],
+    check: (context, location) => false,
     showPage: forbiddenPage,
   ),
 ];