diff --git a/docs/api/tcp.md b/docs/api/tcp.md
index b12ac74c194f67..e3a1bc8c0e538e 100644
--- a/docs/api/tcp.md
+++ b/docs/api/tcp.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Use `Bun.connect` to connect to a TCP server. Specify the server to connect to w
 
 ```ts
 // The client
-const socket = Bun.connect({
+const socket = await Bun.connect({
   hostname: "localhost",
   port: 8080,
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ To require TLS, specify `tls: true`.
 
 ```ts
 // The client
-const socket = Bun.connect({
+const socket = await Bun.connect({
   // ... config
   tls: true,
 });