diff --git a/packages/example/bin/convert.js b/packages/example/bin/convert.js
index 9e548350a03c..4936485cd923 100755
--- a/packages/example/bin/convert.js
+++ b/packages/example/bin/convert.js
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ function replaceStringsIn (file) {
     replace(eslintRe, "")
     replace("imgSrcToDataURL('/assets", "imgSrcToDataURL('https://example.cypress.io/assets")
 
+    // temporary for 5.0.0
+    // TODO: remove this
+    replace("whitelist: 'session_id'", "preserve: 'session_id'")
+    replace("server.whitelist", "server.ignore")
+
     fs.writeFile(file, str, function (err) {
       if (err) throw err