diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING-gitflow.md b/CONTRIBUTING-gitflow.md
index a195d3f4..83b739e4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING-gitflow.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING-gitflow.md
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ While this isn't an absolutely necessary step, if you plan on doing anything mor
 ## Add 'upstream' repo to list of remotes
 
 ```
-git remote add upstream https://github.com/layer5io/meshery.git
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/layer5io/sistent.git
 ```
 
-("meshery" is used as the example repo. Be sure to reference the _actual_ repo you're contributing to e.g. "meshery-linkerd").
+Note: Replace "sistent" with the actual repository name if contributing to a different project under Layer5, such as "docs"
 
 ## Verify the new remote named 'upstream'
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44f41491..1da2fc82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ build:
 
 ```
 attach sistent to your project:
-	npm install [path to sistent repo ]
+	npm install <path-to-sistent-on-local-machine>
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]