diff --git a/workers/README.md b/workers/README.md
index 4ae37c84a..8e356181f 100644
--- a/workers/README.md
+++ b/workers/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ sudo chown -R 100000:100000 /var/lib/docker
 sudo shutdown -r now
 ```
 
+pull some base images if you want (optional)
+```
+sudo docker pull ubuntu
+sudo docker pull stackbrew/ubuntu
+sudo docker pull busybox
+sudo docker pull lopter/raring-base
+```
+
 start the worker
 
 ```
@@ -27,5 +35,5 @@ cd quay
 virtualenv --distribute venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 pip install -r requirements.txt
-STACK=prod python -m workers.dockerfilebuild -D
+sudo STACK=prod venv/bin/python -m workers.dockerfilebuild -D
 ```