diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bf357b7..3f84b2f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void daily_example()
 // Useful for creating subsystem loggers from some "root" logger
 void clone_example()
 {
-    auto network_logger = spdlog::get("console")->clone("network");
+    auto network_logger = spdlog::get("root")->clone("network");
     network_logger->info("Logging network stuff..");
 }
 ```