diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a09be9008e87591a3756cc9589617586af29e0d6..01e716dd257546ee51ad3511d615f9ba1de0c496 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ There is a script that provision 2 VMs on Vutlr for tests purpose.
 /!\ This is still in dev, use it at your own risk /!\
 
 ```
-export VULTR_API_KEY=
-./script/start.sh #need root access to modify your /etc/hosts
+#need root access to modify your /etc/hosts:
+sudo export VULTR_API_KEY= abcd ./scripts/start.sh
 ssh root@server.test
 cd /data/indiehosters
 ./tests/start.sh
diff --git a/scripts/create_vultr.sh b/scripts/create_vultr.sh
index 45b9c7779fdae258d5b0ee04b6efd041e7abec9b..eeff000af96513f82f3915a6d3c6ddf549946974 100755
--- a/scripts/create_vultr.sh
+++ b/scripts/create_vultr.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ function valid_ip()
 
 LABEL=$1
 
+echo Label: $LABEL
+echo API key: $VULTR_API_KEY
+
 SSHKEYID=`curl -s https://api.vultr.com/v1/sshkey/list\?api_key\=$VULTR_API_KEY | cut -d\" -f2`
+echo Got your ssh key ID $SSHKEYID:
 
 SUBID=`curl -s -d "DCID=24&VPSPLANID=29&OSID=179&label=$LABEL&SSHKEYID=$SSHKEYID" https://api.vultr.com/v1/server/create\?api_key\=$VULTR_API_KEY | cut -d\" -f4`
+echo Got your SUB ID $SUBID:
 
 while :
 do