diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/python-fastapi/README.md b/samples/server/petstore/python-fastapi/README.md
index 34a725321ea..4d08b0dd47e 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/python-fastapi/README.md
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/python-fastapi/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ To run the server, please execute the following from the root directory:
 
 ```bash
 pip3 install -r requirements.txt
-uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
+PYTHONPATH=src uvicorn openapi_server.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
 ```
 
 and open your browser at `http://localhost:8080/docs/` to see the docs.