diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ For `pretty` logs:
 For `JSON` logs (no formatting happens here):
 ```typescript
     const logger = new Logger({
-      type: "pretty",
+      type: "json",
       overwrite: {
         transportJSON: (logObjWithMeta: any) => {
           // transport the LogObj to console, StdOut, a file or an external service