diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ __[CLI Documentation](cli)__
 ### Basic usage:
 
 ```
-$ migrate -database postgres://localhost:5432/database up 2
+$ migrate -source file://path/to/migrations -database postgres://localhost:5432/database up 2
 ```
 
 ### Docker usage
diff --git a/cli/README.md b/cli/README.md
index a2d3bbaf0..df93ef1fa 100644
--- a/cli/README.md
+++ b/cli/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Commands:
 So let's say you want to run the first two migrations
 
 ```
-$ migrate -database postgres://localhost:5432/database up 2
+$ migrate -source scheme://path -database postgres://localhost:5432/database up 2
 ```
 
 If your migrations are hosted on github