diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e073e7..8bf78d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ Then, on your host (outside of the containers), you'll need to fix permissions f
 chown -R 991:991 /var/lib/docker/volumes/<service-name>_app/_data
 ```
 
-And finally, within any app container, create an admin account:
+And finally, within the `app` container, create an admin account:
 
 ```
+export OTP_SECRET=$(cat /run/secrets/otp_secret)
+export SECRET_KEY_BASE=$(cat /run/secrets/secret_key_base)
+export DB_PASS=$(cat /run/secrets/db_password)
 tootctl accounts create <username> --email <email> --confirmed --role admin
 ```