diff --git a/examples/hipchat-appender.js b/examples/hipchat-appender.js
index 7b8b3db..c0e90e4 100644
--- a/examples/hipchat-appender.js
+++ b/examples/hipchat-appender.js
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-//Note that hipchat appender needs hipchat-client to work.
-//If you haven't got hipchat-client installed, you'll get cryptic
-//"cannot find module" errors when using the hipchat appender
+
+/**
+ * !!! The hipchat-appender requires `hipchat-notifier` from npm
+ *   - e.g. list as a dependency in your application's package.json
+ */
+
 var log4js = require('../lib/log4js');
 
 log4js.configure({
   "appenders": [
     {
       "type" : "hipchat",
-      "api_key": 'Hipchat_API_V1_Key',
-      "room_id": "Room_ID",
-      "from": "Tester",
-      "format": "text",
-      "notify": "NOTIFY",
-      "category" : "hipchat"
+      "hipchat_token": "< User token with Notification Privileges >",
+      "hipchat_room": "< Room ID or Name >",
+      // optionl
+      "hipchat_from": "[ additional from label ]",
+      "hipchat_notify": "[ notify boolean to bug people ]"
     }
   ]
 });
@@ -25,4 +27,4 @@ logger.trace("Test Trace Message");//so debug and trace are the same color: purp
 logger.fatal("Test Fatal Message");//hipchat client has limited color scheme
 logger.error("Test Error Message");// fatal and error are same color: red
 logger.all("Test All message");//grey
-//logger.debug("Test log message");
\ No newline at end of file
+//logger.debug("Test log message");
diff --git a/lib/appenders/hipchat.js b/lib/appenders/hipchat.js
index 9a5e95c..17afc65 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/hipchat.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/hipchat.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ exports.configure = hipchatConfigure;
 
 /**
   @invoke as
+  
   log4js.configure({
     "appenders": [
       {
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ exports.configure = hipchatConfigure;
       }
     ]
   });
+
+  var logger = log4js.getLogger("hipchat");
+  logger.warn("Test Warn message");
+
   @invoke
  */