diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b86447b4..a02fa32c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,23 +17,24 @@ to use pg-pool you must first create an instance of a pool
 ```js
 var Pool = require('pg-pool')
 
-//by default the pool uses the same
-//configuration as whatever `pg` version you have installed
+// by default the pool uses the same
+// configuration as whatever `pg` version you have installed
 var pool = new Pool()
 
-//you can pass properties to the pool
-//these properties are passed unchanged to both the node-postgres Client constructor
-//and the node-pool (https://github.com/coopernurse/node-pool) constructor
-//allowing you to fully configure the behavior of both
+// you can pass properties to the pool
+// these properties are passed unchanged to both the node-postgres Client constructor
+// and the node-pool (https://github.com/coopernurse/node-pool) constructor
+// allowing you to fully configure the behavior of both
 var pool2 = new Pool({
   database: 'postgres',
   user: 'brianc',
   password: 'secret!',
   port: 5432,
   ssl: true,
-  max: 20, //set pool max size to 20
-  min: 4, //set min pool size to 4
-  idleTimeoutMillis: 1000 //close idle clients after 1 second
+  max: 20, // set pool max size to 20
+  min: 4, // set min pool size to 4
+  idleTimeoutMillis: 1000, // close idle clients after 1 second
+  connectionTimeoutMillis: 1000, // return an error after 1 second if connection could not be established
 })
 
 //you can supply a custom client constructor