diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 228256c..11672c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ The master service runs internal cron jobs for polling. You can trigger these ma
 
 ```bash
 # cron-master pulls the git repo and restarts containers if required
-docker compose exec master -e "SKIP_SLEEP=1" bash /testbed/scripts/cron-master.sh
+docker compose exec -e "SKIP_SLEEP=1" master bash /testbed/scripts/cron-master.sh
 
 # cron-status regenerates status json
-docker compose exec master -e "SKIP_SLEEP=1" bash /testbed/scripts/cron-status.sh
+docker compose exec -e "SKIP_SLEEP=1" master bash /testbed/scripts/cron-status.sh
 ```
 
 ## Unattended Upgrades