diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 33c7633..9f0dd96 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ For SparkPost EU and Enterprise accounts, pass in a second parameter to set the
 .. code-block:: python
 
     from sparkpost import SparkPost
-    sp = SparkPost('YOUR API KEY', 'https://api.eu.sparkpost.com')
+    sp = SparkPost('YOUR API KEY', 'api.eu.sparkpost.com')
 
 .. _API & SMTP: https://app.sparkpost.com/#/configuration/credentials