diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7685a39..a7597547 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ A Python virtual environment is also highly recommended.
 ```cmd
 git clone https://github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-python.git
 cd vsphere-automation-sdk-python
-pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall -r requirements.txt --extra-index-url file:///`pwd`/lib
+pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall -r requirements.txt --extra-index-url file://`pwd`/lib
 ```
 
 **NOTE:** The SDK also requires OpenSSL 1.0.1+ if you want to connect to vSphere 6.5+ in order to support TLS1.1 & 1.2