diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0145407..3196003 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ From within this repo's directory, run the following command to create the symli
 
 ```bash
 stow -d stow-packages -t ~ ag bash git iterm2 mise nvim ssh
-ln -s $PWD/com.googlecode.iterm2.plist ~/Library/Preferences/
+```
+
+Then, iTerm requires additional configuration:
+
+```bash
+defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2.plist PrefsCustomFolder -string "~/Projects/dotfiles"
+defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2.plist LoadPrefsFromCustomFolder -bool true
 ```
 
 **Note:** After installation, restart iTerm2 completely. If the Inconsolata Nerd Font doesn't appear correctly, go to iTerm2 → Settings → Profiles → Text and manually re-select "InconsolataNF-Regular" as the font to refresh the font cache.