diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ce3a64..bc73479 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,14 +14,11 @@ looking at it :p (maybe you can also learn some stuff on the way).
 
 ## Try out in a VM
 
-If you already have nix you can run the following commands:
+If you already have nix you can run the following command to try this
+configuration in a vm:
 
 ```console
-$ nix run nixpkgs#nixos-rebuild -- build-vm --flake .#vm
-building the system configuration...
-
-Done.  The virtual machine can be started by running /nix/store/$hash-nixos-vm/bin/run-nixos-vm
-$ /nix/store/$hash-nixos-vm/bin/run-nixos-vm $QEMU_OPTS_WL
+$ just run-vm
 ```
 
 The default user is `jdoe` and the default password is `example`.
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index f7ba265..8261c08 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ default:
 update input:
     nix flake lock --update-input {{input}} --commit-lock-file
 
+build-vm:
+    nixos-rebuild build-vm --flake .#vm --print-build-logs
+
+run-vm: build-vm
+    QEMU_OPTS="$QEMU_OPTS_WL" result/bin/run-nixos-vm
+
 # Amend Update flake.lock PR
 flake-pr:
     git branch -D update_flake_lock_action || echo "no previous update branch"