diff --git a/content/api/2-client.mdx b/content/api/2-client.mdx
index f87bc68..e54241f 100644
--- a/content/api/2-client.mdx
+++ b/content/api/2-client.mdx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ config = {
   user?: string, // default process.env.PGUSER || process.env.USER
   password?: string or function, //default process.env.PGPASSWORD
   host?: string, // default process.env.PGHOST
-  database?: string, // default process.env.PGDATABASE || process.env.USER
+  database?: string, // default process.env.PGDATABASE || user
   port?: number, // default process.env.PGPORT
   connectionString?: string, // e.g. postgres://user:password@host:5432/database
   ssl?: any, // passed directly to node.TLSSocket, supports all tls.connect options