diff --git a/src/examples.jl b/src/examples.jl
index 62634857..67c910c4 100644
--- a/src/examples.jl
+++ b/src/examples.jl
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ Parse `DateTime` correctly when used in the axes of a `heatmap` plot.
     x = DateTime(2001):Dates.Year(1):DateTime(2005)
     y = 1:5
     z = rand(5,5)
-    heatmap(x, y, z, title = "Heatmap with DateTime")
+    heatmap(x, y, z, title = "Heatmap with DateTime", xformatter = Plots.dateformatter)
     end)]
 ),