diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ba37e5c..584db353 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ where:
  * width and height are optional - but when one is there then the other must be there also
  * format is either "png", "jpg" or "svg"
 
-If the chain is an L2 you can link it to the parent chain like this:
+If the chain is an L2 or a shard of another chain you can link it to the parent chain like this:
 
 
 ```json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ If the chain is an L2 you can link it to the parent chain like this:
   ...
   "parent": {
    "type" : "L2",
-   "parent": "eip155-1",
+   "chain": "eip155-1",
    "bridges": [ {"url":"https://bridge.arbitrum.io"} ]
   }
 }