diff --git a/nats/src/lib.rs b/nats/src/lib.rs
index 16657618a..fcadcb449 100644
--- a/nats/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nats/src/lib.rs
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ impl Connection {
     /// ```
     /// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     /// # let nc = nats::connect("demo.nats.io")?;
-    /// nc.flush()?;
+    /// nc.flush_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))?;
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```