1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/cpp/examples/messaging/queue_sender.cpp b/qpid/cpp/examples/messaging/queue_sender.cpp
index 1396e26d5c..b2535d90bf 100644
--- a/qpid/cpp/examples/messaging/queue_sender.cpp
+++ b/qpid/cpp/examples/messaging/queue_sender.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     int count = argc>2 ? atoi(argv[2]) : 10;
 
     try {
-        Connection connection = Connection::open(url);
+        Connection connection;
+        connection.open(url);
         Session session = connection.newSession();
         Sender sender = session.createSender("message_queue");