diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md
index be355d33249de63f85c596fe09e27248ad18b33a..ed7d7edfe53552ce15e9afe3c24f782362705703 100644
--- a/guides/source/configuring.md
+++ b/guides/source/configuring.md
@@ -1142,13 +1142,13 @@ You can also use `Rails::Application.config_for` to load whole configuration fil
   # config/application.rb
   module MyApp
     class Application < Rails::Application
-      config.payment = Rails.application.config_for(:payment)
+      config.payment = config_for(:payment)
     end
   end
   ```
 
   ```ruby
-  Rails.configuration.payment.merchant_id # => production_merchant_id or development_merchant_id
+  Rails.configuration.payment['merchant_id'] # => production_merchant_id or development_merchant_id
   ```
 
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