diff --git a/lib/generators/cypress_on_rails/templates/spec/cypress/integration/examples/cypress_api.spec.js b/lib/generators/cypress_on_rails/templates/spec/cypress/integration/examples/cypress_api.spec.js
index ca5b80a..fd73fb0 100644
--- a/lib/generators/cypress_on_rails/templates/spec/cypress/integration/examples/cypress_api.spec.js
+++ b/lib/generators/cypress_on_rails/templates/spec/cypress/integration/examples/cypress_api.spec.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ context('Cypress.Cookies', () => {
     // now any cookie with the name 'session_id' will
     // not be cleared before each new test runs
     Cypress.Cookies.defaults({
-      whitelist: 'session_id',
+      preserve: 'session_id',
     })
   })
 })
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ context('Cypress.Server', () => {
     Cypress.Server.defaults({
       delay: 0,
       force404: false,
-      whitelist (xhr) {
-        // handle custom logic for whitelisting
+      preserve (xhr) {
+        // handle custom logic for preserving
       },
     })
   })