diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33a011595..1425c0827 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ You can have Spring automatically create a proxy for the interface by using the
 class ApplicationConfig extends AbstractMongoConfiguration {
 
   @Override
-  public Mongo mongo() throws Exception {
+  public MongoClient mongoClient() throws Exception {
     return new MongoClient();
   }