diff --git a/_examples/gin-upgrading-overriding/v8_to_v9.go b/_examples/gin-upgrading-overriding/v8_to_v9.go
index 272b670..014e3f5 100644
--- a/_examples/gin-upgrading-overriding/v8_to_v9.go
+++ b/_examples/gin-upgrading-overriding/v8_to_v9.go
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ func (v *defaultValidator) ValidateStruct(obj interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (v *defaultValidator) Engine() interface{} {
+	v.lazyinit()
+	return v.validate
+}
+
 func (v *defaultValidator) lazyinit() {
 	v.once.Do(func() {
 		v.validate = validator.New()