diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index a738468..7e2bf5a 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Usage:
     var limestone = require("./limestone").SphinxClient(),
     sys = require("sys");
 
-    limestone.connect(9312, // port. 9312 is standard Sphinx port
+    limestone.connect(9312, // port. 9312 is standard Sphinx port. also 'host:port' allowed
 		      function(err) { // callback
 			  if (err) {
 			      sys.puts('Connection error: ' + err);
diff --git a/limestone.js b/limestone.js
index 3ad3458..6bf9863 100644
--- a/limestone.js
+++ b/limestone.js
@@ -121,10 +121,8 @@ exports.SphinxClient = function() {
         var host = hostport[0].trim().length ? hostport[0].trim(): 'localhost' ;
         var port = hostport[1].trim().length ? hostport[1].trim() : Sphinx.port;
 
-
-
 	var persistent =  _persistent = args.length ? args.shift() : false;
-        console.log('connecting to : '+host+':'+port);
+
 	server_conn = tcp.createConnection(port, host);
 	server_conn.on('error', function(x){
 		             console.log('Error: '+x);