diff --git a/Docker/README.md b/Docker/README.md
index 2d8948f4af9..beb7be0f25b 100644
--- a/Docker/README.md
+++ b/Docker/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Build eos images
 
 ```
 cd eos/Docker
+cp ../genesis.json .
 docker build -t eosio/eos .
 ```
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93f7660eae0..ae28b8c2bff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Build eos images
 
 ```
 cd eos/Docker
+cp ../genesis.json .
 docker build -t eosio/eos .
 ```