diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0b9259..58ceb9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ If you'd like to bypass SSL verification
 reverse_proxy "http://localhost:8000", verify_ssl: false
 ```
 
-If you'd like to more customize your [HTTP optional hash](https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.4.0/libdoc/net/http/rdoc/Net/HTTP.html#start-method),
+If you'd like to customize the options passed into the [HTTP session](https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.4.0/libdoc/net/http/rdoc/Net/HTTP.html#start-method)
 
 ```ruby
-reverse_proxy "http://localhost:8000", http_options: {read_timeout: 20, open_timeout: 100}
+reverse_proxy "http://localhost:8000", http: { read_timeout: 20, open_timeout: 100 }
 ```
 
 Use this method to determine what version you're running
diff --git a/lib/reverse_proxy/client.rb b/lib/reverse_proxy/client.rb
index 407c72a..c81e78b 100644
--- a/lib/reverse_proxy/client.rb
+++ b/lib/reverse_proxy/client.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ module ReverseProxy
       http_options = {}
       http_options[:use_ssl] = (uri.scheme == "https")
       http_options[:verify_mode] = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE if options[:verify_ssl]
-      http_options.merge!(options[:http_options]) if options[:http_options]
+      http_options.merge!(options[:http]) if options[:http]
 
       # Make the request
       Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, http_options) do |http|