diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8fc98d..a864b96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ specifics for everything
 - to back up automatically, run `sudo EDITOR=micro crontab -e` and add the following:
   ```
   TZ=UTC
-  0 * * * * /home/fedora/thingy/scripts/volume-backup.sh
+  0 * * * * /home/admin/thingy/scripts/volume-backup.sh
   ```
 
 ## todo
diff --git a/scripts/volume-backup.sh b/scripts/volume-backup.sh
index 7af511f..bc2fd51 100644
--- a/scripts/volume-backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/volume-backup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-THINGY_DIR="/home/fedora/thingy" # todo: better
+WORKING_DIR="/home/admin/thingy" # todo: better
 LOG_FILE="/var/log/volume-backup.log"
 
 function log() {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 log "┌────── backup started ─────┐"
 
-cd "$THINGY_DIR"
+cd "$WORKING_DIR"
 
 log "stopping docker services"
 docker compose stop