diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e56c9cb3..26af3ff2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,13 +51,19 @@ go get gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2
 Oneshot use:
 
 ```bash
-docker run -v ${PWD}:/workdir mikefarah/yq yq [flags] <command> FILE...
+docker run -rm -v ${PWD}:/workdir mikefarah/yq yq [flags] <command> FILE...
 ```
 
 Run commands interactively:
 
 ```bash
-docker run -it -v ${PWD}:/workdir mikefarah/yq sh
+docker run -rm -it -v ${PWD}:/workdir mikefarah/yq sh
+```
+
+It can be useful to have a bash alias to avoid typing the whole docker command:
+
+```bash
+alias yq="docker run -rm -v ${PWD}:/workdir mikefarah/yq yq"
 ```
 
 ## Features