diff --git a/docs/federation/lookup/Corefile.example b/docs/federation/lookup/Corefile.example
index 2168e1172..b44a848a6 100644
--- a/docs/federation/lookup/Corefile.example
+++ b/docs/federation/lookup/Corefile.example
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
   prometheus
   cache 160 mydomain.com
   loadbalance
-  proxy . /etc/resolv.conf
+  forward . /etc/resolv.conf
 }
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