diff --git a/Json-service.md b/Json-service.md
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@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ signal-cli (proposed release)  supports a JSON RPC server that accepts input on
 
 `signal-cli --output=json -u _USERNAME_ jsonRpc`
 
-It is possible to communicate with the server over the network using named pipes. For example, the following command sets up  a JSON RPC signal-cli server listening on local port 9182:
+It is possible to communicate with the server over the network using named pipes. For example, the following commands set up  a JSON RPC signal-cli server listening on local port 9182:
 
-`nc -l -p 9182 <sigsocket | signal-cli --output=json -u +33123456789 jsonRpc >sigsocket &`
+    mkfifo sigsocket  
+    nc -l -p 9182 <sigsocket | signal-cli --output=json -u +33123456789 jsonRpc >sigsocket &  
 
 To communicate with the server from the same machine (localhost), issue the command: