diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 246d793a2..f6c258de7 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 GOOGLE_API_KEY="apiKey"
 FIREBASE_API_KEY="apiKey"
 STRIPE_API_KEY="apiKey"
+export FONTAWESOME_PACKAGE_TOKEN="fontawesomePackageToken"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d18f5a54..203f4e544 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ cp .env.template .env
 
 Add your environment secrets to `.env`.
 
-You need access to FontAwesome Pro packages to install dependencies. You can install the project dependencies with:
+You need access to FontAwesome Pro packages to install dependencies.
 
-```sh
-FONTAWESOME_PACKAGE_TOKEN="insert_token_here" npm install
+1. Add your FontAwesome token to `.env`:
+
+```env
+FONTAWESOME_PACKAGE_TOKEN=your_token_here
 ```
 
 Then run the app using `npm run dev` to point the dev server against your `local.permanent.org` VM accessible at `https://ng.permanent.org:4200`
@@ -59,4 +61,4 @@ This project uses [Storybook.](https://storybook.js.org/) Run `npm run storybook
 
 ## History
 
-This project was initially generated by [Angular CLI](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli) version 6.0.8.
+This project was initially generated by [Angular CLI](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli) version 6.0.