diff --git a/www/docs.md b/www/docs.md
index 7273c1c2..8d749c55 100644
--- a/www/docs.md
+++ b/www/docs.md
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ Htmx has an extensive events mechanism, which doubles as the logging system.
 If you want to register for a given htmx event you can use the following javascript:
 
 ```javascript
-  htmx.on("htmx.load", function(evt) {
+  htmx.on("htmx:load", function(evt) {
         myJavascriptLib.init(evt.details.elt);  
   });
 ```