diff --git a/examples/consumer/README.md b/examples/consumer/README.md
index f946797..09d3b61 100644
--- a/examples/consumer/README.md
+++ b/examples/consumer/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Export the required environment vars for connecting to the Kinesis stream:
 
 ```
 export AWS_ACCESS_KEY=
-export AWS_REGION_NAME=
+export AWS_REGION=
 export AWS_SECRET_KEY=
 ```