diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0c53fc3..01de1072 100644
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Then, you can use the following script to interact with GPU4All:
 ```
 from nomic.gpt4all import GPT4All
 m = GPT4All()
-m.connect()
+m.open()
 m.prompt('write me a story about a lonely computer')
 ```