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@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ When establishing a connection, you can set the following options:
 * `connectTimeout`: The milliseconds before a timeout occurs during the initial connection
   to the MySQL server. (Default: `10000`)
 * `stringifyObjects`: Stringify objects instead of converting to values. See
-issue [#501](https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql/issues/501). (Default: `'false'`)
+issue [#501](https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql/issues/501). (Default: `false`)
 * `insecureAuth`: Allow connecting to MySQL instances that ask for the old
   (insecure) authentication method. (Default: `false`)
 * `typeCast`: Determines if column values should be converted to native