diff --git a/contrib/raftexample/raft.go b/contrib/raftexample/raft.go
index b1defe2c3..67fa47ae9 100644
--- a/contrib/raftexample/raft.go
+++ b/contrib/raftexample/raft.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (rc *raftNode) publishEntries(ents []raftpb.Entry) bool {
 		case raftpb.EntryConfChange:
 			var cc raftpb.ConfChange
 			cc.Unmarshal(ents[i].Data)
-			rc.node.ApplyConfChange(cc)
+			rc.confState = *rc.node.ApplyConfChange(cc)
 			switch cc.Type {
 			case raftpb.ConfChangeAddNode:
 				if len(cc.Context) > 0 {