diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0cd42a989..71e3db19c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ $ swarm create
 6856663cdefdec325839a4b7e1de38e8
 
 # on each of your nodes, start the swarm agent
-$ swarm join --token=6856663cdefdec325839a4b7e1de38e8 --addr=<docker_daemon_ip1:2375>
-$ swarm join --token=6856663cdefdec325839a4b7e1de38e8 --addr=<docker_daemon_ip2:2375>
-$ swarm join --token=6856663cdefdec325839a4b7e1de38e8 --addr=<docker_daemon_ip3:2375>
+$ swarm join --token=6856663cdefdec325839a4b7e1de38e8 --addr=<public_node_ip1:2375>
+$ swarm join --token=6856663cdefdec325839a4b7e1de38e8 --addr=<public_node_ip2:2375>
+$ swarm join --token=6856663cdefdec325839a4b7e1de38e8 --addr=<public_node_ip3:2375>
 ...
 
 # start the manager on any machine or your laptop
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ $ docker -H <swarm_ip:2375> logs ...
 
 # list nodes in your cluster
 $ swarm list --token=6856663cdefdec325839a4b7e1de38e8
-http://<docker_daemon_ip1:2375>
-http://<docker_daemon_ip2:2375>
-http://<docker_daemon_ip3:2375>
+http://<public_node_ip1:2375>
+http://<public_node_ip2:2375>
+http://<public_node_ip3:2375>
 ```
 
 ## Participating