diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2dc49620..c084eeb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ client = Finch(
 )
 
 # Override per-request:
-client.with_options(timeout=5 * 1000).hris.directory.list()
+client.with_options(timeout=5.0).hris.directory.list()
 ```
 
 On timeout, an `APITimeoutError` is thrown.