diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 ```
 wget https://gitlab.ewi.tudelft.nl/reit/shell-config/-/raw/main/.bashrc-reit?ref_type=heads -O ~/.bashrc-reit
 echo 'source $HOME/.bashrc-reit' >> ~/.bashrc
-source ~/.bashrc
+source $HOME/.bashrc
 
 # Test the installation
 reit