diff --git a/docs/socket_activation/README.md b/docs/socket_activation/README.md
index cc33ec6..09e2185 100644
--- a/docs/socket_activation/README.md
+++ b/docs/socket_activation/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ with network=none and minimize the risk of the AI escaping.
 
 Optional, if you want to run this as a separate user
 ```
-sudo useradd llama
+sudo useradd -m llama
 sudo machinectl shell llama@
 ```