diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f9ab885b66d..0955368f8510 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ tar -zxvf boost_1_72_0.tar.gz
 cd boost_1_72_0
 ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr/local
 sudo ./b2 install --prefix=/usr/local --with=all; cd ..
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib
 
 cd chia-blockchain
 
@@ -279,4 +280,4 @@ You can also use the [HTTP RPC](https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/
 
 ```bash
 curl -X POST  http://localhost:8555/get_blockchain_state
-```
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+```