diff --git a/docs/source/quickstart.rst b/docs/source/quickstart.rst
index 1912d57..f7ae4a4 100644
--- a/docs/source/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/source/quickstart.rst
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@
 Starting your project
 ---------------------
 
-#.  Open your Terminal. Create an empty folder to use as your Caravel workspace, and navigate to it.
-
-    .. code:: bash
-
-        # Create a directory and call it anything you want
-        mkdir -p caravel_tutorial
-
-        # navigate into the directory
-        cd caravel_tutorial
-
 #. The current working directory should be ``caravel_tutorial``, now you need to create a new repository based on the `caravel_user_project <https://github.com/efabless/caravel_user_project/>`_ template and make sure your repo is public and includes a README.
 
    *   Follow https://github.com/efabless/caravel_user_project/generate to create a new repository.
@@ -58,11 +48,11 @@
 
     .. code:: bash
     
-    	# make sure to change <directory_name> with the directory you created in step 1
-	# in this case it is caravel_tutorial
-	export OPENLANE_ROOT=~/<directory_name>/openlane # you need to export this whenever you start a new shell
+    	mkdir dependencies
 	
-	export PDK_ROOT=~/<directory_name>/pdks # you need to export this whenever you start a new shell
+	export OPENLANE_ROOT=$(pwd)/dependencies/openlane_src # you need to export this whenever you start a new shell
+	
+	export PDK_ROOT=$(pwd)/dependencies/pdks # you need to export this whenever you start a new shell
 
 	# export the PDK variant depending on your shuttle, if you don't know leave it to the default
 	export PDK=sky130B