diff --git a/examples/brain_plotting/plot_intracranial_electrodes.py b/examples/brain_plotting/plot_intracranial_electrodes.py
index f502b26..6d19c9b 100644
--- a/examples/brain_plotting/plot_intracranial_electrodes.py
+++ b/examples/brain_plotting/plot_intracranial_electrodes.py
@@ -122,4 +122,12 @@
 fig, axes = plot_brain_overlay(brain, view='lateral')
 plt.show()
 
+###############################################################################
+# Directly plot Destrieux Atlas region labels overlaid on the brain
+brain = Brain('pial', subject_dir='./fsaverage/')
+
+brain.lh.overlay = brain.lh.labels
+brain.rh.overlay = brain.rh.labels
 
+fig, axes = plot_brain_overlay(brain, cmap='tab20', vmin=1, vmax=75)
+plt.show()
diff --git a/naplib/utils/surfdist.py b/naplib/utils/surfdist.py
index 0db54a9..d8e1897 100644
--- a/naplib/utils/surfdist.py
+++ b/naplib/utils/surfdist.py
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ def surfdist_viz(
 
     # if cmap is given as string, translate to matplotlib cmap
     if isinstance(cmap, str):
-        cmap = plt.cm.get_cmap(cmap)
+        try:
+            cmap = plt.cm.get_cmap(cmap)
+        except AttributeError:
+            cmap = plt.get_cmap(cmap)
 
     if ax is None:
         premade_ax = False