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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The next step is to setup the configuration using `make cli-config`. This will o
 
 ```
 HCLOUD_TOKEN=<hetzner token>
-CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL=<your cloudflare token>
+CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL=<your cloudflare email>
 CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN=<your cloudflare API token>
 TF_VAR_dns_domain=<DNS base domain you want to use>
 TF_VAR_dns_zone_id=<dns zone ID on Cloudflare>