diff --git a/hooks/sentry/README.md b/hooks/sentry/README.md
index a409f3b..19e58bb 100644
--- a/hooks/sentry/README.md
+++ b/hooks/sentry/README.md
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ with a call to `NewSentryHook`. This can be changed by assigning a value to the
 
 ```go
 hook, _ := logrus_sentry.NewSentryHook(...)
-hook.Timeout = 20*time.Seconds
+hook.Timeout = 20*time.Second
 ```