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@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ Or install a binary of the most recent release from the [releases page](https://
 
 If you have Go installed, you can also install it with:
 ```
-GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/gemget
+go env -w GO111MODULE=on
+go get github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/gemget
 ```
 Change the last part to say `gemget@master` to install from the latest commit.