diff --git a/docs/source/quickstart.rst b/docs/source/quickstart.rst
index 86bf7e0..6a5c292 100644
--- a/docs/source/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/source/quickstart.rst
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 	# export the PDK variant depending on your shuttle, if you don't know leave it to the default
 	export PDK=sky130B
 
+    # for the GFMPW shuttles...
+	export PDK=gf180mcu
+
         make setup
 
 *   This command will setup your environment by installing the following:
diff --git a/openlane/user_proj_example/config.json b/openlane/user_proj_example/config.json
index 8f0d82d..370d74c 100644
--- a/openlane/user_proj_example/config.json
+++ b/openlane/user_proj_example/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "DESIGN_NAME": "user_proj_example",
     "DESIGN_IS_CORE": 0,
-    "VERILOG_FILES": ["dir::project_root/verilog/rtl/defines.v", "dir::project_root/verilog/rtl/user_proj_example.v"],
+    "VERILOG_FILES": ["dir::../../verilog/rtl/defines.v", "dir::../../verilog/rtl/user_proj_example.v"],
     "CLOCK_PERIOD": 10,
     "CLOCK_PORT": "wb_clk_i",
     "CLOCK_NET": "counter.clk",