diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61461ffb6..86eba8e6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ Made with [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org), [Actix](https://actix.rs/), [Infern
 Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed.
 
 ```
-mkdir /lemmy/
-cd /lemmy/
+mkdir lemmy/
+cd lemmy/
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/docker-compose.yml
 docker-compose up -d
 ```