diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ Do the following to empty the ES docker volume:
 
 ```
 docker-compose stop
-rm -r $(docker volume inspect zammaddockercompose_elasticsearch-data | grep Mountpoint | sed -e 's#.*": "##g' -e 's#",##')/*
+set -o pipefail DOCKER_VOLUME="$(docker volume inspect zammaddockercompose_elasticsearch-data | grep Mountpoint | sed -e 's#.*": "##g' -e 's#",##')/*"
+echo "${DOCKER_VOLUME}" #check this is a valid docker volume path! if not do not proceed or you might loose data!
 docker-compose start
 ```