diff --git a/examples/fromreadme.js b/examples/fromreadme.js
index 670e988..37c9775 100644
--- a/examples/fromreadme.js
+++ b/examples/fromreadme.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ log4js.configure({
 });
 
 const logger = log4js.getLogger('cheese');
-logger.setLevel('ERROR');
+logger.level = 'ERROR';
 
 logger.trace('Entering cheese testing');
 logger.debug('Got cheese.');