diff --git a/docker/images/n8n/README.md b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
index 376c4494abb68..80ec18f1058a4 100644
--- a/docker/images/n8n/README.md
+++ b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ docker run -it --rm \
  --name n8n \
  -p 5678:5678 \
  -v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
- docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n
+ docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n -e DOCKER_USERNAME=your_actual_docker_username -e DOCKER_PASSWORD=your_actual_docker_password
 ```
 
 You can then access n8n by opening: