diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22565f7..8d0af6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use Amp\Postgres\ConnectionConfig;
 use Amp\Sql\Statement;
 
 Amp\Loop::run(function () {
-    $config = ConnectionConfig::fromString("host=localhost user=postgres dbname=test");
+    $config = ConnectionConfig::fromString("host=localhost user=postgres db=test");
 
     /** @var Postgres\Pool $pool */
     $pool = Postgres\pool($config);