diff --git a/examples/active_record_example.rb b/examples/active_record_example.rb
index 1f36738..0e29ed8 100644
--- a/examples/active_record_example.rb
+++ b/examples/active_record_example.rb
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@
 )
 
 # You don't have to load from the mixin - you can just access Configster directly for free form configurations.
-ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(Configster.config_for('my_production_database'))
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+my_database_config = Configster.raw_config_for('my_production_database')
+my_database_config.symbolize_keys!
+
+# And throw it into ActiveRecord
+ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(my_database_config)
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