diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e53d90ff778d973d26f611add50cfe126474413..a49d1fa495bf000258d0031cecf709664b4d8787 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'ENGINE': 'djongo',
         'NAME': 'your-db-name',
         'CLIENT': {
-           'HOST': 'your-db-host',
+           'host': 'your-db-host',
         }
     }
 }