diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ This is the recommended method for production deployments.
 $ mkdir $HOME/clair_config
 $ curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/clair/master/config.example.yaml -o $HOME/clair_config/config.yaml
 $ $EDITOR $HOME/clair_config/config.yaml # Add the URI for your postgres database
-$ docker run -p 6060-6061:6060-6061 -v $HOME/clair_config:/config quay.io/coreos/clair -config=/config/config.yaml
+$ docker run -d -p 6060-6061:6060-6061 -v $HOME/clair_config:/config quay.io/coreos/clair -config=/config/config.yaml
 ```
 
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