diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 77156d685..4a2c7c11c 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ In this simple example, the API Umbrella configuration can be stored in the `con
 
 ```sh
 $ mkdir config && touch config/api-umbrella.yml
-$ docker run -d --name=api-umbrella -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -v $PWD/config:/etc/api-umbrella nrel/api-umbrella
+$ docker run -d --name=api-umbrella -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -v "$(pwd)/config":/etc/api-umbrella nrel/api-umbrella
 ```
 
 ### Installing From Source Code
diff --git a/website/source/install.html.erb b/website/source/install.html.erb
index a26630de5..a3fe59b6b 100644
--- a/website/source/install.html.erb
+++ b/website/source/install.html.erb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ header: Install
       - your.email@example.com</pre>
 
     <p>Start API Umbrella:</p>
-    <pre>$ docker run -d --name=api-umbrella -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -v config:/etc/api-umbrella nrel/api-umbrella</pre>
+    <pre>$ docker run -d --name=api-umbrella -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -v "$(pwd)/config":/etc/api-umbrella nrel/api-umbrella</pre>
   </div>
 
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