diff --git a/docs/tutorial-whoami-local-https.md b/docs/tutorial-whoami-local-https.md
index 36aec4f..cb034f4 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial-whoami-local-https.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial-whoami-local-https.md
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 ## Step 1 — Run the whoami container
 
-Run these commands from the same directory as your `docker-compose.yml`:
+From the same directory as your `docker-compose.yml`, create an override file and start the container:
 
 ```bash
-cat >> docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
-
+cat > docker-compose.override.yml << 'EOF'
+services:
   whoami:
     image: traefik/whoami
     container_name: whoami
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 docker compose up -d whoami
 ```
 
-No ports need to be published — Envoy reaches `whoami` over the internal Docker network.
+Docker Compose automatically merges `docker-compose.override.yml` with your existing `docker-compose.yml` — no ports need to be published, Envoy reaches `whoami` over the internal Docker network.
 
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