diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c62f1eca..a03d90cb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ upstream        https://github.com/hackforla/peopledepot.git (push)
 1. Create an .env.docker file from .env.docker-example
 
     ```bash
-    cp .env.docker-example .env.docker
+    cp ./app/.env.docker-example ./app/.env.docker
     ```
 
 1. Build and run the project via the script (this includes running `docker-compose up`)