diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index cdba507be..58312de04 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ docker build --file Dockerfile.local --tag mira_dkg:latest .
 Once the build finished, you can run the container locally as
 
 ```shell
-docker run -d -p 8771:8771 -e MIRA_NEO4J_URL=bolt://0.0.0.0:7687 mira_dkg:latest
+docker run -d -p 8771:8771 -e MIRA_NEO4J_URL=bolt://0.0.0.0:7687 --name mira_dkg mira_dkg:latest
 ```
 
 This exposes a REST API at `http://localhost:8771`. Note that the `-d` flag
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ docker build --file Dockerfile.metaregistry --tag mira_metaregistry:latest .
 Once the build finished, you can run the container locally as:
 
 ```shell
-docker run --detach -p 8772:8772 mira_metaregistry:latest
+docker run --detach -p 8772:8772 --name mira_metaregistry mira_metaregistry:latest
 ```