diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dd2ff6b6..a4e9e15d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -632,6 +632,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
  "rustversion",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_path_to_error",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
  "sync_wrapper",
  "tokio",
  "tower",
@@ -692,7 +695,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "axum-example"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "axum 0.6.20",
+ "axum 0.7.2",
  "serde",
  "surrealdb",
  "thiserror",
diff --git a/lib/examples/axum/Cargo.toml b/lib/examples/axum/Cargo.toml
index 99f00ae5..a90c965c 100644
--- a/lib/examples/axum/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/examples/axum/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
-axum = "0.6.20"
+axum = "0.7.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["derive"] }
 surrealdb = { path = "../.." }
 thiserror = "1.0.50"
diff --git a/lib/examples/axum/src/main.rs b/lib/examples/axum/src/main.rs
index 617f0541..d22ce8b2 100644
--- a/lib/examples/axum/src/main.rs
+++ b/lib/examples/axum/src/main.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ mod error;
 mod person;
 
 use axum::routing::{delete, get, post, put};
-use axum::{Router, Server};
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use axum::Router;
 use surrealdb::engine::remote::ws::Ws;
 use surrealdb::opt::auth::Root;
 use surrealdb::Surreal;
+use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
 	db.use_ns("namespace").use_db("database").await?;
 
-	let app = Router::new()
+	let router = Router::new()
 		.route("/person/:id", post(person::create))
 		.route("/person/:id", get(person::read))
 		.route("/person/:id", put(person::update))
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 		.route("/people", get(person::list))
 		.with_state(db);
 
-	let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], 8080));
+	let listener = TcpListener::bind("localhost:8080").await?;
 
-	Server::bind(&addr).serve(app.into_make_service()).await?;
+	axum::serve(listener, router).await?;
 
 	Ok(())
 }