diff --git a/railties/guides/source/configuring.textile b/railties/guides/source/configuring.textile
index da951a0833..c53fa3c3f2 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/configuring.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/configuring.textile
@@ -366,12 +366,12 @@ There are a number of settings available on +config.action_mailer+:
 
 * +config.action_mailer.observers+ registers observers which will be notified when mail is delivered.
 <ruby>
-config.active_record.observers = ["MailObserver"]
+config.action_mailer.observers = ["MailObserver"]
 </ruby>
 
 * +config.action_mailer.interceptors+ registers interceptors which will be called before mail is sent.
 <ruby>
-config.active_record.interceptors = ["MailInterceptor"]
+config.action_mailer.interceptors = ["MailInterceptor"]
 </ruby>
 
 h4. Configuring Active Resource