diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Prepare local dev environment
 1. Add following entry to the /etc/hosts file
 
     ```127.0.0.1       egommerce.local```
-2. Copy or link ```deploy/.env.local``` to the ```deploy/.env``` file
+2. Modify and copy (or link) ```deploy/.env.local``` to the ```deploy/.env``` file
 3. Link the cert and key files from stack (./deploy/certs/identity-svc/) to the local ./deploy/certs dir:
 
     ```ln -s PATH_TO_THE_STACK_DIR/deploy/certs/identity-svc/identity-svc.crt deploy/certs/identity-svc.crt```