diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2901ee68..6bb0fe0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var config = {
 
 
 //this initializes a connection pool
-//it will keep idle connections open for a 30 seconds
+//it will keep idle connections open for 30 seconds
 //and set a limit of maximum 10 idle clients
 var pool = new pg.Pool(config);