diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3acac66..3a96fcf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ var PouchDB = require('pouchdb');
 if (environment === 'development') {
   ENV.hoodie = {
     client: {
-      url: 'http://localhost:4200'
+      url: 'http://localhost:4200',
+      PouchDB: PouchDB
     },
     server: {
       PouchDB: PouchDB,
@@ -77,19 +78,26 @@ if (environment === 'development') {
 }
 ```
 
-The `ENV.hoodie.server` property is the exact hoodie-server config that will be passed as hapi's `register` [options](https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-server#example). So you can pass whatever options you need here. For example, to make hoodie act as a proxy to a couchdb, you can use:
+The `ENV.hoodie.server` property is the exact hoodie-server config that will be passed as hapi's `register` [options](https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-server#example).
+
+The `ENV.hoodie.client` property, as well, is passed as-is to the [hoodie-client contstructor](https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-client#constructor).
+
+So you can pass whatever options you need here.
+
+For example, to make hoodie-server act as a proxy to a couchdb, you can use:
 
 ```js
   ENV.hoodie = {
     client: {
-      url: 'http://localhost:4200'
+      url: 'http://localhost:4200',
+      PouchDB: PouchDB
     },
     server: {
       PouchDB: PouchDB.defaults({
         prefix: 'http://localhost:5984',
         auth: {
           username: 'admin',
-          password: 'admin'
+          password: 'secret'
         }
       }),
       port: 4201,
@@ -98,6 +106,7 @@ The `ENV.hoodie.server` property is the exact hoodie-server config that will be
   };
 ```
 
+
 Now, you can just use the store as you are used to! Whabam! Please help
 me fill out these docs a little better.
 
diff --git a/addon/services/hoodie.js b/addon/services/hoodie.js
index 90dc12e..064de2b 100644
--- a/addon/services/hoodie.js
+++ b/addon/services/hoodie.js
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ export default Service.extend({
   init() {
     this._super(...arguments);
     const appConfig = Ember.getOwner(this).application.resolveRegistration('config:environment');
-    const hoodie = new Hoodie({
-      url : appConfig.hoodie.client.url,
-      PouchDB : PouchDB
-    });
+    const hoodie = new Hoodie(appConfig.hoodie.client);
     set(this, 'hoodie', hoodie);
     // for debug only
     window.hoodie = hoodie;