diff --git a/examples/plot_usage.py b/examples/plot_usage.py
index b6a93d49cdb1d78d943e5c647ada975308b2c7ab..76e196cd3e64de11e8cd3b8be6af68754d7724d4 100644
--- a/examples/plot_usage.py
+++ b/examples/plot_usage.py
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ from km3net_testdata import data_path
 # ------------------
 # To get the filename of a sample file:
 
-filename = data_path("km3net_online.root")
+filename = data_path("online/km3net_online.root")
 print(filename)