diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b27d84..539354c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 ```bash
 # expose the cluster to the world
-[sudo] docker run -d -p 15984:15984 -p 25984:25984 -p 35984:35984 --name couchdb klaemo/couchdb:2.0-dev
+[sudo] docker run -i -t -p 15984:15984 -p 25984:25984 -p 35984:35984 --name couchdb klaemo/couchdb:2.0-dev
 
 curl http://localhost:15984
 curl http://localhost:25984
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 ...or you can pass arguments to the binary
 
 ```bash
-docker run klaemo/couchdb:2.0-dev --admin=foo:bar
+docker run -i -t klaemo/couchdb:2.0-dev --admin=foo:bar
 ```
 
 ## Build your own