diff --git a/cookbook/logging/monolog_email.rst b/cookbook/logging/monolog_email.rst
index 9b6dee43540..3ff8a85a2f1 100644
--- a/cookbook/logging/monolog_email.rst
+++ b/cookbook/logging/monolog_email.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ it is broken down.
                 />
                 <monolog:handler
                     name="swift"
+                    type="swift_mailer"
                     from-email="error@example.com"
                     to-email="error@example.com"
                     subject="An Error Occurred!"