diff --git a/docs/gallery/general/plot_read_basics.py b/docs/gallery/general/plot_read_basics.py
index 0d684e5f5..d800adbe5 100644
--- a/docs/gallery/general/plot_read_basics.py
+++ b/docs/gallery/general/plot_read_basics.py
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@
 after = 3.0
 
 # Get the stimulus times for all stimuli
-stim_on_times = stimulus_presentation.timestamps[:]
+# get_timestamps() works whether the time is stored as an array of timestamps or as
+# starting time and sampling rate.
+stim_on_times = stimulus_presentation.get_timestamps()
 
 for unit in range(3):
     unit_spike_times = nwbfile.units["spike_times"][unit]