diff --git a/bayes_opt/bayesian_optimization.py b/bayes_opt/bayesian_optimization.py
index c1f4d9d12..5d37c5d94 100644
--- a/bayes_opt/bayesian_optimization.py
+++ b/bayes_opt/bayesian_optimization.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def maximize(self,
             sampled must be specified.
 
         :param acq:
-            Acquisition function to be used, defaults to Expected Improvement.
+            Acquisition function to be used, defaults to Upper Confidence Bound.
 
         :param gp_params:
             Parameters to be passed to the Scikit-learn Gaussian Process object