diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d54abe3..b3483839 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ completely non-blocking.
     };
 
     query.on('end') {
-      client.disconnect();
+      client.end();
     };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 2a9a50a3..624b137e 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ p.writeInt32 = function(buffer, offset, value) {
   buffer[offset++] = value >>> 0 & 0xFF;
 };
 
-p.disconnect = function() {
+p.end = function() {
   var terminationBuffer = new Buffer([88,0,0,0,4]);
   this.stream.write(terminationBuffer);
 };
diff --git a/test/integration/password-connection-tests.js b/test/integration/password-connection-tests.js
index b2270b1d..1d7fb579 100644
--- a/test/integration/password-connection-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/password-connection-tests.js
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ query.on('row', function() {
 });
 
 query.on('end', function() {
-  client.disconnect();
+  client.end();
 });
diff --git a/test/integration/simple-query-tests.js b/test/integration/simple-query-tests.js
index 89b49aa9..7323914d 100644
--- a/test/integration/simple-query-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/simple-query-tests.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ query.on('row', function(row) {
   console.log(row);
 });
 query.on('end', function() {
-  client3.disconnect();
+  client3.end();
 });