diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1124b5a..522d454 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ import {
 } from 'nostr-tools'
 
 const relay = relayInit('wss://relay.example.com')
-await relay.connect()
-
 relay.on('connect', () => {
   console.log(`connected to ${relay.url}`)
 })
@@ -69,6 +67,8 @@ relay.on('error', () => {
   console.log(`failed to connect to ${relay.url}`)
 })
 
+await relay.connect()
+
 // let's query for an event that exists
 let sub = relay.sub([
   {