diff --git a/packages/example/src/TestUi1Component.tsx b/packages/example/src/TestUi1Component.tsx
index fc5dc3a..cfdc55f 100644
--- a/packages/example/src/TestUi1Component.tsx
+++ b/packages/example/src/TestUi1Component.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Godot, { Vector2 } from "godot"
-import { useEffect } from "react"
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import { Component } from "react-godot-renderer"
 
 
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ const TextEdit = Component.make(Godot.TextEdit)
 const Button = Component.make(Godot.Button)
 
 export function TestUi1Component() {
+    const [text, setText] = useState("Default text")
+
     const textEditRef = TextEdit.useUnsafeRef()
     const buttonRef = Button.useUnsafeRef()
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const onTextChanged = Godot.Callable.create(() => {
-            console.log(textEditRef.current.text)
+            setText(textEditRef.current.text)
         })
 
         textEditRef.current.text_changed.connect(onTextChanged)
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ export function TestUi1Component() {
             <TextEdit
                 ref={textEditRef}
                 name="TextEdit"
-                text=""
+                text={text}
                 custom_minimum_size={new Vector2(200, 35)}
             />