diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b4c2e18..d859a468 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ To build **PURIFY**:
 1. Create a `conan` package for `sopt`
 
     ```bash
-    conan create ./sopt/ --build missing -s compiler.libcxx=libstdc++11 -pr:h=default -pr:b=default
+    conan create /path/to/code/sopt/ --build missing -s compiler.libcxx=libstdc++11 -pr:h=default -pr:b=default
     ```
 
 1. Then, the program can be built using `conan`:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ The `sopt` library includes an interface to TensorFlow for using trained models
 1. Create a `conan` package for `sopt` with the `cppflow` option set to "on"
 
     ```bash
-    conan create ./sopt/ --build missing -s compiler.libcxx=libstdc++11 -o cppflow=on  -pr:h=default -pr:b=default
+    conan create /path/to/code/sopt/ --build missing -s compiler.libcxx=libstdc++11 -o cppflow=on  -pr:h=default -pr:b=default
     ```
 
 1. Then, the program can be built using `conan` with the `cppflow` option set to "on":