diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2e2b545..a59fbe20 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Mostly focusing on setting things up on NixOS, but supporting other OSes where p
 ## bootstrap new machine with NixOS:
 
 1. boot the target machine from the livecd
-1. change password for the default user `nixos`
-1. ssh from another, already bootstrapped, machine
+2. change password for the default user `nixos`
+3. ssh from another, already bootstrapped, machine
 
 remote:
 
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ ln -vfs /home/cyryl/dev/dotfiles/nixos/boxes/bootstrap/2.nix /etc/nixos/configur
 vim /home/cyryl/dev/dotfiles/nixos/boxes/bootstrap/2.nix
 nixos-rebuild switch
 passwd cyryl
+reboot
 ```
 
+4. Create new / update the `boxes/hostname` entry with the edited bootstrap files from above
+
 ## guix
 
 I'm just starting to play with guix, these are just loose notes: