diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This is the [RIPE Atlas software probe](https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/software-pro
 First we start the container:
 
 ```shell
-docker run --detach --restart=always \
+docker run --detach --restart=always --log-opt max-size=10m \
 	--cpus=1 --memory=64m --memory-reservation=64m \
 	--cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --cap-add=CAP_NET_RAW --cap-add=CAP_CHOWN \
 	--mount type=tmpfs,destination=/var/atlasdata,tmpfs-size=64M \