diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 514b8ef1..a8ffa5b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ See <a href="#%EF%B8%8F-cli-usage">below</a> for more usage examples using the C
 <li>Install <a href="https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/">Docker</a> on your system (if not already installed).</li>
 <li>Create a new empty directory and initialize your collection (can be anywhere).
 <pre lang="bash"><code style="white-space: pre-line">mkdir -p ~/archivebox/data && cd ~/archivebox/data
-docker run -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev init
-docker run -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev install
+docker run --rm -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev init
+docker run --rm -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev install
 </code></pre>
 </li>
 <li>Optional: Start the server then log in to the Admin UI at <a href="http://admin.archivebox.localhost:8000">http://admin.archivebox.localhost:8000</a>.
diff --git a/docs/Upgrading.md b/docs/Upgrading.md
index 6c09abbf..400c6afb 100644
--- a/docs/Upgrading.md
+++ b/docs/Upgrading.md
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ docker stop CONTAINER_ID
 
 cd ~/archivebox/data  # or wherever your existing collection is stored
 docker pull archivebox/archivebox:dev
-docker run -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev init
-docker run -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev install
-docker run -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev update --migrate-only
+docker run --rm -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev init
+docker run --rm -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev install
+docker run --rm -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox:dev update --migrate-only
 
 # restart the archivebox server container if needed
 docker run -v $PWD:/data -it -p 8000:8000 archivebox/archivebox:dev server 0.0.0.0:8000