diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0819d8f..d466e039 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ docker run --rm -i \
 docker run --rm -i \
   -e MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID="your-atlas-service-accounts-client-id" \
   -e MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET="your-atlas-service-accounts-client-secret" \
-  mongodb/mongodb-mcp-server:latest --readOnly
+  -e MDB_MCP_READ_ONLY="true" \
+  mongodb/mongodb-mcp-server:latest
 ```
 
 ##### Docker in MCP Configuration File