diff --git a/lib/defaults.js b/lib/defaults.js
index 2b21920..d15a5b7 100644
--- a/lib/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/defaults.js
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ module.exports = {
   //pool log function / boolean
   poolLog: false,
 
-  encoding: ""
+  client_encoding: ""
 };