diff --git a/docs/docs/launch-manual/sections/core-hacking/sections/using-ppm.md b/docs/docs/launch-manual/sections/core-hacking/sections/using-ppm.md
index 40f25a93d..dcf405993 100644
--- a/docs/docs/launch-manual/sections/core-hacking/sections/using-ppm.md
+++ b/docs/docs/launch-manual/sections/core-hacking/sections/using-ppm.md
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ To solve this a couple of environmental variables need to be exported.
 
 ```sh
 export ATOM_HOME=/home/<user>/.pulsar
-export APM_PATH=/ppm/bin/apm
+# With <pulsar_clone> the path of your clone of the git repository of pulsar
+export APM_PATH=<pulsar_clone>/ppm/bin/apm
 export ATOM_ELECTRON_VERSION=12.2.3
 ```