diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0c5453..c0311f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ Go to
 and generate a new token. Copy the 32 bytes string that will
 appear on the top of the page and save it somewhere safe.
 
-    echo -en <token> > gitea-token
+    echo "gitea-token=<token>" >> ~/.bashrc
 
 ## Create a new repository.
 
-    gitea.sh newrepo reponame "Repo's description" false "CC0-1.0" true "" "" "" $(cat gitea-token)
+    gitea.sh newrepo reponame "Repo's description" false "CC0-1.0" true "" "" "" $gitea-token
+
diff --git a/gitea.sh b/gitea.sh
index dcfa329..4351252 100755
--- a/gitea.sh
+++ b/gitea.sh
@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ newrepo(){
 if [ $1 == "newrepo" ]; then
   newrepo "$@";
 fi
-