diff --git a/etc/examples/esriver.conf b/etc/examples/esriver.conf
index 69c8ff655..10494b53c 100644
--- a/etc/examples/esriver.conf
+++ b/etc/examples/esriver.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ output {
   stdout { }
   elasticsearch_river {
     es_host => "localhost"
-    amqp_host => "localhost"
+    rabbitmq_host => "localhost"
   }
 }