diff --git a/swagger-ui-dist-package/README.md b/swagger-ui-dist-package/README.md
index c5165765..3737c8ae 100644
--- a/swagger-ui-dist-package/README.md
+++ b/swagger-ui-dist-package/README.md
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ Use `swagger-ui` instead, if you'd like to have npm install dependencies for you
 
 `SwaggerUIBundle` and `SwaggerUIStandalonePreset` can be imported:
 ```javascript
-  import { SwaggerUIBundle, SwaggerUIStandalonePreset } from 'swagger-ui-dist'
+  import { SwaggerUIBundle, SwaggerUIStandalonePreset } from "swagger-ui-dist"
 ```
 
-To get an absolute path to this directory for static file serving, use the exported `absolutePath` property:
+To get an absolute path to this directory for static file serving, use the exported `getAbsoluteFSPath` method:
 
 ```javascript
-const swaggerUiAssetPath = require('swagger-ui-dist').absolutePath;
+const swaggerUiAssetPath = require("swagger-ui-dist").getAbsoluteFSPath
 
 // then instantiate server that serves files from the swaggerUiAssetPath
 ```
diff --git a/swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path.js b/swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path.js
index 650e7dbf..26a3cc01 100644
--- a/swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path.js
+++ b/swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const getAbsoluteFSPath = () => {
   if (typeof module !== "undefined" && module.exports) {
     return require("path").resolve(__dirname)
   }
-  return "Error! absolutePath only available when running in NodeJS"
+  throw new Error('getAbsoluteFSPath can only be called within a Nodejs environment');
 }
 
-module.exports = getAbsoluteFSPath()
+module.exports = getAbsoluteFSPath
diff --git a/test/swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path.js b/test/swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path.js
index aba27933..252a298a 100644
--- a/test/swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path.js
+++ b/test/swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 import expect from "expect"
 import path from "path"
-import absolutePath from "../../swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path"
+import getAbsoluteFSPath from "../../swagger-ui-dist-package/absolute-path"
 
 describe("swagger-ui-dist", function(){
-  describe("absolutePath", function(){
-    it("has absolute path", function(){
+  describe("getAbsoluteFSPath", function(){
+    it("returns absolute path", function(){
       const expectedPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../swagger-ui-dist-package")
-      expect(absolutePath).toEqual(expectedPath)
+      expect(getAbsoluteFSPath()).toEqual(expectedPath)
     })
   })
 })