diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c00ed87..dbc6ff4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ LainMonitor is a Telegram bot designed to monitor your system by providing real-
     ```bash
     pip install pyTelegramBotAPI
     ```
-3. Replace the placeholder in the code with your Telegram bot token:
-    ```python
-    TOKEN = 'PLACE_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE'
-    ```
+3. Replace the placeholder in the .env file with your Telegram bot token
+
+4. Add the .env file to .gitignore to prevent token overwriting
 
 4. Set up permissions for the bot to check system services (run as a user with `sudo` access).