diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 990f0f1aa399..e221f1e706a6 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ To check the built image, run:
 docker image ls
 ```
 
-The image should be tagged as `avaplatform/avalanchego:xxxxxxxx`, where `xxxxxxxx` is the shortened commit of the Avalanche source it was built from. To run the avalanche node, run:
+The image should be tagged both as `avalanchego:xxxxxxxx` or as `avalanchego:<current_branch>`, where `xxxxxxxx` is the shortened commit of the Avalanche source it was built from and `<current_branch>` the current checked out git branch. To run the avalanche node, run:
 
 ```sh
-docker run -ti -p 9650:9650 -p 9651:9651 avaplatform/avalanchego:xxxxxxxx /avalanchego/build/avalanchego
+docker run -ti -p 9650:9650 -p 9651:9651 avalanchego:xxxxxxxx /avalanchego/build/avalanchego
 ```
 
 ## Running Avalanche