diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83456cc0..f7550408 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 db, err := gorm.Open("postgres", "user=gorm dbname=gorm sslmode=disable")
-// db, err := gorm.Open("mysql", "gorm:gorm@/gorm?charset=utf8&parseTime=True")
+// db, err := gorm.Open("mysql", "user:password@/dbname?charset=utf8&parseTime=True")
 // db, err := gorm.Open("sqlite3", "/tmp/gorm.db")
 
 // Get database connection handle [*sql.DB](http://golang.org/pkg/database/sql/#DB)