diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4d45c22..cd069ef9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $ node-lambda setup --help
 After running setup, it's a good idea to gitignore the generated `event.json` and `.env` files.
 
 ```
-echo ".env\ndeploy.env\nevent.json" >> .gitignore
+echo -e ".env\ndeploy.env\nevent.json" >> .gitignore
 ```
 
 #### run