diff --git a/node/README.md b/node/README.md
index d81af7a..e7650f5 100644
--- a/node/README.md
+++ b/node/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ interface HitCounterConfig {
 ## Usage
 
 ```ts
-import { HitCounter, ImageHitCounterRenderer } from "./hit-counter";
+import { HitCounter } from "./hit-counter";
 
 
 // default config
@@ -113,13 +113,14 @@ defaultHitCounterConfig = {
     secondaryTextColorRGB: { r: 0, g: 255, b: 0 },
     numberColorRGB: { r: 255, g: 255, b: 255 },
     frameColorRGB: { r: 255, g: 0, b: 0 },
-    drawFrame: true,
-    renderer: ImageHitCounterRenderer
+    drawFrame: true
 };
 
 // the default config will be used, but you can pass a custom config object as 
-// the second argument to the HitCounter constructor
-const hitCounter = new HitCounter(ImageHitCounterRenderer);
+// the first argument to the HitCounter constructor
+// e.g. const hitCounter = new HitCounter(customConfig);
+// the second argument is reserved for the renderer, but currently only the ImageHitCounterRenderer is implemented
+const hitCounter = new HitCounter();
 
 // increment the hit counter
 hitCounter.increment(); // async function
diff --git a/node/src/hit-counter.ts b/node/src/hit-counter.ts
index c6a5d5c..7ee0c7b 100644
--- a/node/src/hit-counter.ts
+++ b/node/src/hit-counter.ts
@@ -346,12 +346,12 @@ class HitCounter {
     /**
      * Creates an instance of HitCounter.
      * 
-     * @param {Type<BaseHitCounterRenderer>} renderer
-     * The hit counter renderer.
      * @param {HitCounterConfig} [config=defaultHitCounterConfig]
-     * The hit counter configuration.
+     * The hit counter configuration. Defaults to defaultHitCounterConfig.
+     * @param {Type<BaseHitCounterRenderer>} renderer
+     * The hit counter renderer. Defaults to ImageHitCounterRenderer.
      */
-    constructor(renderer: Type<BaseHitCounterRenderer>, config: HitCounterConfig = defaultHitCounterConfig) {
+    constructor(config: HitCounterConfig = defaultHitCounterConfig, renderer: Type<BaseHitCounterRenderer> = ImageHitCounterRenderer) {
         config = { ...defaultHitCounterConfig, ...config };
         this.config = config;
         this.renderer = new renderer(this, config);
diff --git a/node/src/index.ts b/node/src/index.ts
index c3647a6..0f5eeee 100644
--- a/node/src/index.ts
+++ b/node/src/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import express, { Express, Request, Response } from "express";
-import { HitCounter, ImageHitCounterRenderer } from "./hit-counter";
+import { HitCounter } from "./hit-counter";
 
 const app: Express = express();
 const PORT: number = 8000;
-const hitCounter = new HitCounter(ImageHitCounterRenderer);
+const hitCounter = new HitCounter();
 const imageMimeType = hitCounter.getMimeType();
 
 app.get("/", (req: Request, res: Response) => {