diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61f8233010cc4a2d115eae22642edcb9359c08e2..31db088e545b3113e01e023a77fd0a8dec057582 100644
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The docker image is available on docker hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/grrchrr/re
 
 ```
 docker pull grrchrr/readsequencer
-docker run readsequencer --help
+docker run readsequencer readsequencer --help
 ```
 
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