diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2956359..f5379987 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var conString = "postgres://username:password@localhost/database";
 
 //this initializes a connection pool
 //it will keep idle connections open for a (configurable) 30 seconds
-//and set a limit of 20 (also configurable)
+//and set a limit of 10 (also configurable)
 pg.connect(conString, function(err, client, done) {
   if(err) {
     return console.error('error fetching client from pool', err);