diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ea455e..9a3a457 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cd ..
 cp ./docker_zoo/Makefile.example Makefile
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-Then you have to edit you `.gitignore`. Add you newly created `Makefile` into it. So you won't have your experiments in your repo.
+Then you have to edit your main `.gitignore` file (in your project's root). Add your newly copied `Makefile` into it. So you won't have your experiments in your repo.
 
 Open your `Makefile` in your favourite editor and change the paths for the following as shown below.