diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1645c0f..5f10452 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ When the connection is released it is returned to the pool and is available to b
   * `max` {Number} The maximum number of connections there can be in the pool. Default = `50`
   * `idleTimeout` {Number} The number of milliseconds before closing an unused connection. Default = `300000`
   * `retryDelay` {Number} The number of milliseconds to wait after a connection fails, before trying again. Default = `5000`
-  * `aquireTimeout` {Number} The number of milliseconds to wait for a connection, before returning an error. Default = `60000`
+  * `acquireTimeout` {Number} The number of milliseconds to wait for a connection, before returning an error. Default = `60000`
   * `log` {Boolean|Function} Set to true to have debug log written to the console or pass a function to receive the log messages. Default = `undefined`
   
 * `connectionConfig` {Object} The same configuration that would be used to [create a
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ Release the connect back to the pool to be used again
 ## Version 0.2.x Breaking Changes
 * To acquire a connection, call on `acquire()` on a `ConnectionPool` rather than `requestConnection()`.
 * After acquiring a `PooledConnection`, do not wait for the `'connected'` event. The connection is received connected.
-* Call `release()` on a `PooledConnection` to release the it back to the pool. `close()` permenantly closes the connection (as `close()` behaves in in tedious).
\ No newline at end of file
+* Call `release()` on a `PooledConnection` to release the it back to the pool. `close()` permenantly closes the connection (as `close()` behaves in in tedious).