diff --git a/docs/prepare-your-dev-environment.md b/docs/prepare-your-dev-environment.md
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--- a/docs/prepare-your-dev-environment.md
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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ This document goes through the development dependencies one requires in order to
         If you're using podman-machine, you will need to export the socket, for example::
 
             ```bash
-            export ARO_PODMAN_SOCKET=unix:///$HOME/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu/podman.sock
+            export ARO_PODMAN_SOCKET=unix://$HOME/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu/podman.sock
             ```
         
         You will also need to ensure that podman machine has enough resources::