diff --git a/docs/devops/GITEA_NPM_REGISTRY_MIGRATION.md b/docs/devops/GITEA_NPM_REGISTRY_MIGRATION.md
index 66a7277e..b20a9ebe 100644
--- a/docs/devops/GITEA_NPM_REGISTRY_MIGRATION.md
+++ b/docs/devops/GITEA_NPM_REGISTRY_MIGRATION.md
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ At the time of writing:
 Verified local FlowMonk Docker recipe on this Mac:
 
 ```bash
-TOKEN='<local-gitea-package-token>'
+export TOKEN='<local-gitea-package-token>'
 
 docker build \
   --add-host localhost:host-gateway \