diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44e16a75..51706edc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ In this instance `PUID=1000` and `PGID=1000`, to find yours use `id user` as bel
 > * If using docker compose:
 >   * Edit the compose yaml to change the image to `linuxserver/swag` and change the service and container names to `swag`
 >   * Issue `docker-compose up -d --remove-orphans`
+>   * If you don't want to or can't use the option `--remove-orphans`, then you can first do `docker-compose down`, then edit the compose yaml as above, and then issue `docker-compose up -d`
 
 > Make sure to also update any references to this container by name. For instance, Nextcloud's `config.php` references this container in its `trusted_proxies` directive, which would have to be updated to `swag`.
 ### Validation and initial setup
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index f2d8506d..4bb79e4f 100755
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
   > * If using docker compose:
   >   * Edit the compose yaml to change the image to `linuxserver/swag` and change the service and container names to `swag`
   >   * Issue `docker-compose up -d --remove-orphans`
+  >   * If you don't want to or can't use the option `--remove-orphans`, then you can first do `docker-compose down`, then edit the compose yaml as above, and then issue `docker-compose up -d`
   
   > Make sure to also update any references to this container by name. For instance, Nextcloud's `config.php` references this container in its `trusted_proxies` directive, which would have to be updated to `swag`.
   ### Validation and initial setup