diff --git a/docs/core-api/PUBSUB.md b/docs/core-api/PUBSUB.md
index 4778181e6b..d221b96dee 100644
--- a/docs/core-api/PUBSUB.md
+++ b/docs/core-api/PUBSUB.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ An optional object which may have the following keys:
 
 ```JavaScript
 const topic = 'fruit-of-the-day'
-const receiveMsg = (msg) => console.log(msg.data.toString())
+const receiveMsg = (msg) => console.log(new TextDecoder().decode(msg.data))
 
 await ipfs.pubsub.subscribe(topic, receiveMsg)
 console.log(`subscribed to ${topic}`)
@@ -203,4 +203,4 @@ console.log(peerIds)
 A great source of [examples][] can be found in the tests for this API.
 
 [examples]: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/blob/master/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub
-[AbortSignal]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortSignal
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+[AbortSignal]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortSignal