diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d2adeb04..b00f320a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ is only necessary to add this disk image on the first boot.
 ```shell
 $ sudo setcap cap_net_admin+ep ./cloud-hypervisor
 $ ./create-cloud-init.sh
-$ .cloud-hypervisor \
+$ ./cloud-hypervisor \
 	--kernel ./hypervisor-fw \
 	--disk path=focal-server-cloudimg-amd64.raw path=/tmp/ubuntu-cloudinit.img
 	--cpus boot=4 \
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ GRUB) is required then it necessary to switch to the serial console instead of
 `virtio-console`.
 
 ```shell
-$ .cloud-hypervisor \
+$ ./cloud-hypervisor \
 	--kernel ./hypervisor-fw \
 	--disk path=focal-server-cloudimg-amd64.raw path=/tmp/ubuntu-cloudinit.img
 	--cpus boot=4 \