diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6d7671f..b3aeb734 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ conda create --name py4vasp-env python=3.8
 git clone git@github.com:vasp-dev/py4vasp.git
 conda activate py4vasp-env
 pip install poetry
+cd py4vasp
 poetry install
 conda install -c conda-forge mdtraj
 poetry run pytest