diff --git a/plugins/inputs/postgresql/README.md b/plugins/inputs/postgresql/README.md
index e309aa80f..aed041bc6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/postgresql/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/postgresql/README.md
@@ -29,3 +29,25 @@ _* value ignored and therefore not recorded._
 
 
 More information about the meaning of these metrics can be found in the [PostgreSQL Documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/monitoring-stats.html#PG-STAT-DATABASE-VIEW)
+
+## Configruation
+Specify address via a url matching:
+
+  `postgres://[pqgotest[:password]]@localhost[/dbname]?sslmode=[disable|verify-ca|verify-full]`
+
+All connection parameters are optional. Without the dbname parameter, the driver will default to a database with the same name as the user. This dbname is just for instantiating a connection with the server and doesn't restrict the databases we are trying to grab metrics for.
+  
+A  list of databases to explicitly ignore.  If not specified, metrics for all databases are gathered.  Do NOT use with the 'databases' option.
+
+  `ignored_databases = ["postgres", "template0", "template1"]`
+  
+A list of databases to pull metrics about. If not specified, metrics for all databases are gathered.  Do NOT use with the 'ignored_databases' option.
+
+  `databases = ["app_production", "testing"]`
+  
+### Configuration example
+```
+[[inputs.postgresql]]
+  address = "postgres://telegraf@localhost/someDB"
+  ignored_databases = ["template0", "template1"]
+```
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/postgresql/postgresql.go b/plugins/inputs/postgresql/postgresql.go
index 7019762ed..7c854dfd3 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/postgresql/postgresql.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/postgresql/postgresql.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   # ignored_databases = ["postgres", "template0", "template1"]
 
   ## A list of databases to pull metrics about. If not specified, metrics for all
-  ## databases are gathered.  Do NOT use with the 'ignore_databases' option.
+  ## databases are gathered.  Do NOT use with the 'ignored_databases' option.
   # databases = ["app_production", "testing"]
 `