diff --git a/src/code/language-support/javascript/server/apollo-server.md b/src/code/language-support/javascript/server/apollo-server.md
index a41b5ee7a5..d88aa3ef09 100644
--- a/src/code/language-support/javascript/server/apollo-server.md
+++ b/src/code/language-support/javascript/server/apollo-server.md
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ Then run `node server.js` with this code in `server.js`:
 ```js
 import { ApolloServer } from "@apollo/server"
 import { startStandaloneServer } from "@apollo/server/standalone"
+import { buildSchema } from "graphql"
+
+const schema = buildSchema(`
+   type Query {
+      hello: String
+   }
+`)
+
+const resolvers = {
+  Query: {
+    hello: () => "Hello World!",
+  },
+}
 
 const server = new ApolloServer({
   typeDefs,