diff --git a/docs/getting_started/go/dev_environment/index.md b/docs/getting_started/go/dev_environment/index.md
index f3447468..7f85a74b 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/go/dev_environment/index.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started/go/dev_environment/index.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ cd goproject
 Then, initialize a Go project in that directory:
 
 ```command
-go mod init
+go mod init goproject/app
 ```
 
 Finally, install the Temporal SDK with `go get`: