diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e95b8f581..f89d0bdb28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ from openai import OpenAI
 
 # Configure the default for all requests:
 client = OpenAI(
-    # default is 60s
+    # 20 seconds (default is 10 minutes)
     timeout=20.0,
 )