diff --git a/docs/_interface/Private-Network.md b/docs/_interface/Private-Network.md
index e54dabcdac..4a2effc69b 100644
--- a/docs/_interface/Private-Network.md
+++ b/docs/_interface/Private-Network.md
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ This account can then be unlocked and some ether sent to Node 2, using the follo
 
 ```javascript
 // unlock account
-personal.unlock(eth.accounts[0])
+personal.unlockAccount(eth.accounts[0])
 
 // send some Wei
 eth.sendTransaction({to: "0xc94d95a5106270775351eecfe43f97e8e75e59e8", from: eth.accounts[0], value: 25000})