diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81423ec6..125220cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ from orb import Orb
 
 # Configure the default for all requests:
 client = Orb(
-    # default is 60s
+    # 20 seconds (default is 1 minute)
     timeout=20.0,
 )