diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 746d918..77cb05b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Run the [ZNC](http://znc.in) IRC Bouncer in a Docker container.
 ## Prerequisites
 
 1. Install [Docker](http://docker.io/).
-2. Make .znc folder: `mkdir /home/$(whoami)/.znc`
+2. Make .znc folder: `mkdir $HOME/.znc`
 
 
 ## Running
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Run the [ZNC](http://znc.in) IRC Bouncer in a Docker container.
 To retain your ZNC settings between runs, you will need to bind a directory
 from the host to `/znc-data` in the container. For example:
 
-    docker run -d -p 6667 -v /home/$(whoami)/.znc:/znc-data jimeh/znc
+    docker run -d -p 6667 -v $HOME/.znc:/znc-data jimeh/znc
 
 This will download the image if needed, and create a default config file in
 your data directory unless you already have a config in place. The default
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ exposed:
 
 Or if you want to specify which port to map the default 6667 port to:
 
-    docker run -d -p 36667:6667 -v /home/$(whoami)/.znc:/znc-data jimeh/znc
+    docker run -d -p 36667:6667 -v $HOME/.znc:/znc-data jimeh/znc
 
 Resulting in port 36667 on the host mapping to 6667 within the container.
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ down ZNC's startup with a few seconds.
 
 ## Building It Yourself
 
-0. Follow Prerequisites above.
-1. Checkout source: `git clone https://github.com/jimeh/docker-znc.git && cd docker-znc`
+1. Follow Prerequisites above.
+2. Checkout source: `git clone https://github.com/jimeh/docker-znc.git && cd docker-znc`
 3. Build container: `sudo docker build -t $(whoami)/znc .`
-4. Run container: `sudo docker run -d -p 6667 -v /home/$(whoami)/.znc:/znc-data $(whoami)/znc`
+4. Run container: `sudo docker run -d -p 6667 -v $HOME/.znc:/znc-data $(whoami)/znc`