diff --git a/docs/deploying/generic.md b/docs/deploying/generic.md
index 14d5e38c..55512f0c 100644
--- a/docs/deploying/generic.md
+++ b/docs/deploying/generic.md
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ sudo chown -R root:root /etc/conduwuit sudo chmod -R 755 /etc/conduwuit
 If you use the default database path you also need to run this:
 
 ```bash
-sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/conduwuit/ sudo chown -R conduwuit:conduwuit /var/lib/conduwuit/
+sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/conduwuit/
+sudo chown -R conduwuit:conduwuit /var/lib/conduwuit/
 sudo chmod 700 /var/lib/conduwuit/
 ```