diff --git a/examples/with-couchbase/util/couchbase.js b/examples/with-couchbase/util/couchbase.js
index 968bb9c461d6407..f1a683cd767071e 100644
--- a/examples/with-couchbase/util/couchbase.js
+++ b/examples/with-couchbase/util/couchbase.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import couchbase from 'couchbase'
+import * as couchbase from 'couchbase'
 
 const COUCHBASE_USER = process.env.COUCHBASE_USER
 const COUCHBASE_PASSWORD = process.env.COUCHBASE_PASSWORD