diff --git a/docs/pages/advanced_usage.rst b/docs/pages/advanced_usage.rst
index 9fdd1da5..0e33c9e0 100644
--- a/docs/pages/advanced_usage.rst
+++ b/docs/pages/advanced_usage.rst
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Autocommit
 
 Set ``autocommit`` to ``True`` if you want the database to ``COMMIT`` your
 changes automatically after each query or command. By default, ``autocommit``
-is disabled and users are required to call ``cursor.commit()`` to persist
+is disabled and users are required to call ``connection.commit()`` to persist
 their changes.
 
 .. note::