diff --git a/plugin-places/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/plugins/places/autocomplete/viewmodel/PlaceAutocompleteViewModel.java b/plugin-places/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/plugins/places/autocomplete/viewmodel/PlaceAutocompleteViewModel.java
index c4363732a..de0a1bf0d 100644
--- a/plugin-places/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/plugins/places/autocomplete/viewmodel/PlaceAutocompleteViewModel.java
+++ b/plugin-places/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/plugins/places/autocomplete/viewmodel/PlaceAutocompleteViewModel.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public void buildGeocodingRequest(String accessToken) {
     // Countries
     String countriesJson = placeOptions.country();
     if (countriesJson != null) {
-      geocoderBuilder.geocodingTypes(countriesJson);
+      geocoderBuilder.country(countriesJson);
     }
 
     // Bounding box