diff --git a/backend/user-service/README.md b/backend/user-service/README.md
index 71b2296..752a63e 100644
--- a/backend/user-service/README.md
+++ b/backend/user-service/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 5. Run `npx prisma generate`
 
-6. Run `npx prisma db push --schema='{PATH TO schema.prisma file}'`. This will only need to be done once to update your local `schema.prisma` to supabase
+6. Run `npx prisma db push --schema='{PATH TO schema.prisma file}'`. This will only need to be done once to update your local `schema.prisma` to supabase e.g. `npx prisma db push --schema='prisma\schema.prisma'`
 
 7. Run `npm start` to start the service.
 
diff --git a/frontend/README.md b/frontend/README.md
index 658a709..8950da4 100644
--- a/frontend/README.md
+++ b/frontend/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ This is a [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) project bootstrapped with [`create-next
 
 If you are using VSCode, download the tailwind css extension for code suggestions!
 
-First, run the development server:
+First, run `npm install`
+
+
+Then, run the development server:
 
 ```bash
 npm run dev
diff --git a/gateway/README.md b/gateway/README.md
index 3697c70..9dedc5d 100644
--- a/gateway/README.md
+++ b/gateway/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 1. Use command `npm install -g express-gateway` to install express gateway on your system. 
 
-2. Enter the gateway directory and run `npm start` to start the api gateway server. 
+2. Run `npm install`
+
+3. Enter the gateway directory and run `npm start` to start the api gateway server.