diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f00d988..2b17b74 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ The Java Config looks like:
 @Bean
 public MessageHandler snsMessageHandler() {
     SnsMessageHandler handler = new SnsMessageHandler(amazonSns());
-    adapter.setTopicArn("arn:aws:sns:eu-west:123456789012:test");
+    handler.setTopicArn("arn:aws:sns:eu-west:123456789012:test");
     String bodyExpression = "T(SnsBodyBuilder).withDefault(payload).forProtocols(payload.substring(0, 140), 'sms')";
     handler.setBodyExpression(spelExpressionParser.parseExpression(bodyExpression));