diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5278a7e..243681d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Front end:
    ```shell
    git clone git@github.com:philbates35/laravel-starter.git example-project
    cd example-project
+   rm -rf .git/
    ```
 
 2. Create the `.env` file: