diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54e622f53c643531c4303b90050940f944546676..e42f661e174991ea9387c089e9547423a29be904 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ git clone git@0xacab.org:leap/bitmask-vpn.git && cd bitmask-vpn
 sudo make depends  # do not use sudo in osx 
 PROVIDER=riseup make vendor
 make build
+sudo build/qt/release/riseup-vpn --install-helpers # on Linux and Mac
+LOG_LEVEL=TRACE build/qt/release/riseup-vpn
 ```
 
+With `--install-helpers` the `bitmask-root` helper gets copied to `/usr/sbin`.
+
 # Ubuntu
 
 If you're using Ubuntu, you can use [leapcodes ppa](https://launchpad.net/~leapcodes/+archive/ubuntu/riseup-vpn).