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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is a simple database-based block bot for Mastodon.
 1. Install plpython3. On Debian this is `apt install postgresql-plpython3-13`.
 2. Run the script as the database administrator account (postgres) in your Mastodon database.
 Database admin is required to create the Python extension and function.
-For example: `sudo -u mastodon psql mastodon < blockbot.sql`.
+For example: `sudo -u postgres psql mastodon < blockbot.sql`.
 3. Insert a row into blockbot_config with your Mastodon hostname and a token for the account you want the blockbot to use. `INSERT INTO blockbot_config (hostname, token) VALUES ('freak.university', '...');`
 ## License