diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a49ac5de3..a4b4e4a7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ DB_URI=postgresql://myuser:mypassword@sl-db:5432/simplelogin
 
 FLASK_SECRET=put_something_secret_here
 
-GNUPGHOME=/sl/pgp
+HOMEDIR=/sl/pgp
 
 LOCAL_FILE_UPLOAD=1