diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce84985..06210f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ By default it runs once every minute and the IP is resolved by https://canihazip
 
 1. Get yout api token [here](https://dash.cloudflare.com/) (Top right -> My Profile -> Scroll Down -> Global Api Key)
 
-2. Create an `.env` file:
+2. Create the wanted DNS record (e.g. `some.example.com`). The script can only update it, not create it.
+
+3. Create an `.env` file:
 
 ```bash
 EMAIL=my@mail.com
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ ZONE=example.org
 DNS_RECORD=some.example.org
 ```
 
-3. Run the container
+4. Run the container
 
 ```bash
 docker run -d --name ddns --restart always --env-file .env cupcakearmy/ddns-cloudflare