diff --git a/image/multistage-builds/README.md b/image/multistage-builds/README.md
index 9d55980..0512600 100644
--- a/image/multistage-builds/README.md
+++ b/image/multistage-builds/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/go/helloworld/
 
 COPY app.go .
 
-RUN go get -d -v github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql \
+RUN go mod init helloworld \
+  && go get -d -v github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql \
   && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o app . \
   && cp /go/src/github.com/go/helloworld/app /root