diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c646b9d4..caf60af1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ following task to wherever tasks are kept, such as
 ```ruby
 task 'resque:pool:setup' do
   Resque::Pool.after_prefork do |job|
-    Resque.redis._client.reconnect
+    Resque.redis.reconnect
   end
 end
 ```