diff --git a/docker/troubleshooting.md b/docker/troubleshooting.md
index 4916d742736..1d80473c7c2 100644
--- a/docker/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docker/troubleshooting.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sudo docker rm -f gitlab_data
 sudo docker build --tag gitlab_image docker/
 sudo docker run --name gitlab_data gitlab_image /bin/true
 
-sudo docker run -ti --rm --volumes-from gitlab_data ubuntu apt-get install -y vim; sudo vi /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
+sudo docker run -ti --rm --volumes-from gitlab_data ubuntu apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y vim && sudo vim /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
 
 sudo docker run --detach --name gitlab --publish 8080:80 --publish 2222:22 --volumes-from gitlab_data gitlab_image