diff --git a/js/ui/main.js b/js/ui/main.js
index d9ffda79e..624a17a2e 100644
--- a/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/js/ui/main.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function start() {
     global.screen.override_workspace_layout(Meta.ScreenCorner.TOPLEFT,
                                             false, -1, 1);
     global.display.connect('overlay-key', Lang.bind(overview, overview.toggle));
-    sessionMode.connect('update', _sessionUpdated);
+    sessionMode.connect('updated', _sessionUpdated);
     _sessionUpdated();
 
     // Provide the bus object for gnome-session to