diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f244070..54808d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cd noteserver
 sh reload.sh
 sh docker-deploy.sh
 ```
-After starting the docker instance and checking that it's up, you should use [nginx](https://nginx.org/) or another reverse proxy.
+After starting the Docker container and checking that it's up, you should use [nginx](https://nginx.org/) or another reverse proxy.
 ```nginx
 server
 {