diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index eef26bf..77ba7a0 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class Test {
 
         connection = new MySQLConnection(mysql_creds);
         connection.connect(result -> {
-            if (result.getException().isEmpty()) {
+            if (result.getException().isPresent()) {
                 result.getException().get().printStackTrace();
                 return;
             }