diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 084b4db..ae054d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Docker Names
 
-An implementation of [docker-names](https://github.com/moby/moby/blob/master/pkg/namesgenerator/names-generator.go) in TypeScript. This package unlike the normal docker name generator, generates with a `-` instead of an `_`.
+An implementation of [docker-names](https://github.com/moby/moby/blob/master/pkg/namesgenerator/names-generator.go) in TypeScript.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ console.log(dockerName);
 //Outputs goofy-panini-4
 ```
 
-## Words 
+## Words
 
 The words can also be imported from the package if need be.
 
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ console.log(right)
 //Outputs [albattani,allen, etc...]
 
 
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 606dd3b..d071d25 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ export const right = [
 export function generateName(): string {
   const leftElement = left[Math.floor(Math.random() * left.length)];
   const rightElement = right[Math.floor(Math.random() * right.length)];
-  return `${leftElement}-${rightElement}`
+  return `${leftElement}_${rightElement}`
 }
 
 /**
@@ -864,5 +864,5 @@ export function generateName(): string {
  * @returns {string}
  */
 export function generateNameWithNumber() {
-  return `${generateName()}-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 6) + 1}`
+  return `${generateName()}_${Math.floor(Math.random() * 6) + 1}`
 }