diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 539b0eec..29c62896 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ To make the defined models available, you have to configure a `Sequelize` instan
 import {Sequelize} from 'sequelize-typescript';
 
 const sequelize =  new Sequelize({
-        name: 'some_db',
+        database: 'some_db',
         dialect: 'sqlite',
         username: 'root',
         password: '',