diff --git a/golang/gorm/README.md b/golang/gorm/README.md
index 87acfdc..b460c9f 100644
--- a/golang/gorm/README.md
+++ b/golang/gorm/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ go get github.com/lib/pq/hstore
 Append source code location to GOPATH environment variable
 
 ```
-export GOPATH=$GOPATH: /orm-examples/golang/gorm
+export GOPATH=$GOPATH:/orm-examples/golang/gorm
+```
+
+Create database in YugaByte. Follow the name as specified in configuration.
+```
+./ysqlsh -c "CREATE DATABASE ysql_gorm"
 ```
 
 Build and run using shell script:
diff --git a/golang/gorm/src/config/config.json b/golang/gorm/src/config/config.json
index efe3531..2b491a1 100644
--- a/golang/gorm/src/config/config.json
+++ b/golang/gorm/src/config/config.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	"dbport" : 5433,
 	"username" : "postgres",
 	"password" : "",
-	"dbname" : "gormdemo",
+	"dbname" : "ysql_gorm",
 	"sslmode" : "disable",
 	"bindport" : 8080
 }
diff --git a/golang/gorm/src/controller/base.go b/golang/gorm/src/controller/base.go
index f4c73c3..7b71cda 100644
--- a/golang/gorm/src/controller/base.go
+++ b/golang/gorm/src/controller/base.go
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	err = dbConn.Exec("SET SESSION CHARACTERISTICS AS TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE").Error
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	dbConn.Debug().AutoMigrate(&model.User{}, &model.Product{}, &model.Order{}, &model.OrderLine{})
 
 	dbConn.Model(&model.OrderLine{}).AddForeignKey("order_id", "orders(order_id)", "CASCADE", "CASCADE")