diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 899385f8b5aeb..ae1b06759f8cf 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -102,11 +102,10 @@ echo prefix=~/.npm-packages >> ~/.npmrc
 curl -L https://www.npmjs.com/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
-The final step is to add
-`~/.node/bin` to your `PATH` so commands you install globally are usable.
-Add something like this to your `.bashrc` file.
+The final step is to add `~/.npm-packages/bin` to your `PATH` so commands you install globally are usable.
+Add something like this to your `.bashrc` file, then `source ~/.bashrc` to reflect the change.
 ```
-export PATH="$HOME/.node/bin:$PATH"
+export PATH="$HOME/.npm-packages/bin:$PATH"
 ```
 
 #### npm packages