diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 30d2c49..a03480a 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ cd /chia-blockchain
 chia init
 
 if [[ ${keys} == "generate" ]]; then
-  echo "to use your own keys pass them as a variable -e keys=\"24words\""
+  echo "to use your own keys pass them as a text file -v /path/to/keyfile:/path/in/container and -e keys=\"/path/in/container\""
   chia keys generate
 else
-  echo "${keys}" | chia keys add
+  chia keys add -f ${keys}
 fi
 
 if [[ ! "$(ls -A /plots)" ]]; then
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index bbd2f3f..52b5207 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -10,9 +10,17 @@ docker run --name <container-name> -d ghcr.io/chia-network/chia:latest
 
 You can modify the behavior of your Chia container by setting specific environment variables.
 
-To use your own keys pass
+To use your own keys pass as arguments on startup
 ```
--e keys="twenty four words"
+-v /path/to/key/file:/path/in/continer -e keys="/path/incontainer"
+```
+or pass keys into the running container
+```
+docker exec -it <container-name> venv/bin/chia keys add
+```
+alternatively you can pass in your local keychain, if you have previously deployed chia with these keys on the host machine
+```
+-v ~/.local/share/python_keyring/:/root/.local/share/python_keyring/
 ```
 
 To start a farmer only node pass
@@ -25,9 +33,8 @@ To start a harvester only node pass
 -e harvester="true" -e farmer_address="addres.of.farmer" -e farmer_port="portnumber"
 ```
 
-#### or run the commands externally with venv
+#### or run commands externally with venv (this works for most chia XYZ commands)
 ```
-docker exec -it chia venv/bin/chia keys add
 docker exec -it chia venv/bin/chia plots add -d /plots
 ```