diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bf1addff..4eb728d9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ Use these instructions to build a clio executable from source. These instruction
 1. sudo apt-get update
 2. sudo apt-get -y upgrade
 3. sudo apt-get -y install git pkg-config protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-dev libssl-dev wget build-essential bison flex autoconf
-4. cmake step
-5. Boost:
+4. Boost:
   wget https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.75.0/source/boost_1_75_0.tar.gz
   tar xvzf boost_1_75_0.tar.gz
   cd boost_1_75_0
@@ -42,11 +41,11 @@ Use these instructions to build a clio executable from source. These instruction
   ./b2 -j 4
   export BOOST_ROOT=/home/my_user/boost_1_75_0
   source ~/.profile
-6. git clone https://github.com/cjcobb23/clio.git
-7. mdkir build
-8. cd build
-9. cmake ../clio
-10. cmake --build . -- -j <number of parallel jobs>
+5. git clone https://github.com/cjcobb23/clio.git
+6. mdkir build
+7. cd build
+8. cmake ../clio
+9. cmake --build . -- -j <number of parallel jobs>
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 ## Running