diff --git a/README_I2P.md b/README_I2P.md
index 8d99f3b3b..f5e2e54ef 100644
--- a/README_I2P.md
+++ b/README_I2P.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite $HOME/go/src/github.com/matrix-
 cd $HOME/go/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite
 ```
 
-2. Second, add my fork `eyedeekay/dendrite` as a remote and check out the i2p-demo branch.
+2. Second, add my fork `eyedeekay/dendrite` as a remote and check out the i2p-demo branch. This is required because pseudonymous contributions to `dendrite` are not allowed, so I am not allowed to submit my changes to them.
 
 ```sh
 git remote add idk https://github.com/eyedeekay/dendrite
diff --git a/update-branch.sh b/update-branch.sh
index 5f06cce99..dbd9c6a26 100755
--- a/update-branch.sh
+++ b/update-branch.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 if [ "$(pwd)" != "$HOME/go/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite" ]; then
     if [ ! -d "$HOME/go/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite" ]; then
-        git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite
+        git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite "$HOME/go/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite"
         cd "$HOME/go/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite"
         git remote add idk https://github.com/eyedeekay/dendrite
         git pull idk i2p-demo