diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d385147c58182b864b1fc58c8a57b113ba8691aa..49c7f48e364557e511b86129da43bdbb33a9fadc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ _The following steps show how to get the SDK running_
    ./mvnw clean install -DskipTests
    ```
 5. Enter your API keys and references to your private decryption key in `config.yml`
-
+6. Provide config via environment variable ``FIT_CONNECT_CONFIG`` or load the config with 
+    ````java
+      var config = ApplicationConfigLoader.loadConfig("absolute/path/to/config.yml");
+      var senderClient = ClientFactory.senderClient(config);
+      ````
 
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diff --git a/client/README.md b/client/README.md
index 8610bd31aeb2e341a2f2c3b81b6d5518bf8dfd2f..3ac0cfe3794c03732897538d56031be83969b374 100644
--- a/client/README.md
+++ b/client/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The sdk comes with a commandline client to be able to use the sdk without any co
       2. Windows: ``set FIT_CONNECT_CONFIG=C:\Path\To\config.yml``
    2. Initialize client via ApplicationConfigLoader:
       ````java
-      var config = ApplicationConfigLoader.loadConfig(Path.of("absolute/path/to/config.yml"));
+      var config = ApplicationConfigLoader.loadConfig("absolute/path/to/config.yml");
       var senderClient = ClientFactory.senderClient(config);
       ````
 5. run client with ``java -jar client-VERSION.jar [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]``