diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 1f8f4cd..764ab0c 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ var Mixpanel = require('mixpanel');
 // create an instance of the mixpanel client
 var mixpanel = Mixpanel.init('<YOUR_TOKEN>');
 
-// initialize mixpanel client configured to communicate over https
-var mixpanel = Mixpanel.init('<YOUR_TOKEN>', {
+// set the configuration for the mixpanel instance
+//the values shown are the default configuration and the parameters can be used in the init method
+mixpanel.set_config({
+    debug: false,
+    host: 'api.mixpanel.com',
     protocol: 'https'
-});
 
 // track an event with optional properties
 mixpanel.track('my event', {