1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/cpp/examples/messaging/topic_receiver.cpp b/qpid/cpp/examples/messaging/topic_receiver.cpp
index 6f6c1a5677..45ab9448db 100644
--- a/qpid/cpp/examples/messaging/topic_receiver.cpp
+++ b/qpid/cpp/examples/messaging/topic_receiver.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     try {
         Connection connection = Connection::open(url);
         Session session = connection.newSession();
-        Receiver receiver = session.createReceiver("news_service {filter:[control, " + pattern + "]}");
+        Receiver receiver = session.createReceiver("news_service; {filter:[control, " + pattern + "]}");
         while (true) {
             Message message = receiver.fetch();
             std::cout << "Message: " << message.getContent() << std::endl;