diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 308f4f1..a64b2cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ To clone and build the repository, run the following commands:
 source /cvmfs/sw.hsf.org/key4hep/setup.sh
 git clone https://github.com/DRD6/SoftwareTutorials.git
 cd SoftwareTutorials
+k4_local_repo
 mkdir build install
 cd build
 cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install
 make install -j6
-k4_local_repo
 ```
 
 The `k4_local_repo` command sets the environment variables and makes sure the local modules are found by the system.