diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa2a4db850a6..ddbf730773bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ Currently the client portal and API are of alpha quality, to get started:
 git clone https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja.git
 git checkout v5-stable
 cp .env.example .env
-php artisan key:generate
 composer update
+php artisan key:generate
 ```
 
 Please Note: Your APP_KEY in the .env file is used to encrypt data, if you lose this you will not be able to run the application.
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ To manage our workflow we will be creating separate branches for the client (Flu
 
 ## License
 Invoice Ninja is released under the Attribution Assurance License.  
-See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
\ No newline at end of file
+See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.