diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 770ed64..dcb4f2c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 USER jenkins
 
 # VOLUME /var/jenkins_home - bind this in via -v if you want to make this persistent.
+VOLUME /var/jenkins_home
 ENV JENKINS_HOME /var/jenkins_home
 
 # define url prefix for running jenkins behind Apache (https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Running+Jenkins+behind+Apache)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29bd2bd..5491f66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 This will store the workspace in /var/jenkins_home. All Jenkins data lives in there - including plugins and configuration. You will probably want to make that a persistent volume (recommended):
 
 ```
-docker run --name myjenkins -p 8080:8080 -v /var/jenkins_home jenkins
+docker run --name myjenkins -p 8080:8080 -v /your/home:/var/jenkins_home jenkins
 ```
 
 The volume for the "myjenkins" named container will then be persistent.