diff --git a/examples/consumer.js b/examples/consumer.js
index c754ac36de8c21..f0b370d7634022 100644
--- a/examples/consumer.js
+++ b/examples/consumer.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const Pulsar = require('../index.js');
   const consumer = await client.subscribe({
     topic: 'persistent://public/default/my-topic',
     subscription: 'sub1',
+    subscriptionType: 'Shared',
     ackTimeoutMs: 10000,
   });
 
diff --git a/examples/consumer_tls_auth.js b/examples/consumer_tls_auth.js
index e71b251d1b748c..7f846c5d78843e 100644
--- a/examples/consumer_tls_auth.js
+++ b/examples/consumer_tls_auth.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const Pulsar = require('../index.js');
   const consumer = await client.subscribe({
     topic: 'persistent://public/default/my-topic',
     subscription: 'sub1',
+    subscriptionType: 'Shared',
   });
 
   // Receive messages