diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c855bf3..ddbf590 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ To first run the application in your local environment you can use
 # to (re-)build the app image including migration
 make backend_build
 
-# to run the db and the app as docker images
+# to run the db and the app as docker containers
 make backend
 ```