diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/LoggerSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/LoggerSpec.scala
index 762925be7a..f4b6bf5dd9 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/LoggerSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/LoggerSpec.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ object LoggerSpec {
       akka {
         stdout-loglevel = "WARNING"
         loglevel = "DEBUG"
-        event-handlers = ["akka.event.LoggerSpec$TestLogger"]
+        loggers = ["akka.event.LoggerSpec$TestLogger"]
       }
     """).withFallback(AkkaSpec.testConf)
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ object LoggerSpec {
       akka {
         stdout-loglevel = "OFF"
         loglevel = "OFF"
-        event-handlers = ["akka.event.LoggerSpec$TestLogger"]
+        loggers = ["akka.event.LoggerSpec$TestLogger"]
       }
     """).withFallback(AkkaSpec.testConf)