diff --git a/pg_view.py b/pg_view.py
index e17087e..441dc16 100644
--- a/pg_view.py
+++ b/pg_view.py
@@ -2938,7 +2938,7 @@ def build_connection(host, port, user, database):
     if user:
         result['user'] = user
     if database:
-        result['dbname'] = database
+        result['database'] = database
     return result