diff --git a/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.erb b/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.erb
index 2b1c58f5a..9f54d7fff 100644
--- a/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.erb
+++ b/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.erb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
   #   chef.add_role "web"
   #
   #   # You may also specify custom JSON attributes:
-  #   chef.json.merge!({ :mysql_password => "foo" })
+  #   chef.json = { :mysql_password => "foo" }
   # end
 
   # Enable provisioning with chef server, specifying the chef server URL,