diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e929c4c..c4ff661d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ db, err := gorm.Open("postgres", "user=gorm dbname=gorm sslmode=disable")
 
 // You can also use an existing database connection handle
 // dbSql, _ := sql.Open("postgres", "user=gorm dbname=gorm sslmode=disable")
-// db := gorm.Open("postgres", dbSql)
+// db, _ := gorm.Open("postgres", dbSql)
 
 // Get database connection handle [*sql.DB](http://golang.org/pkg/database/sql/#DB)
 db.DB()