diff --git a/DEPLOY.md b/DEPLOY.md
index 0f721ca..c95e2c3 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/DEPLOY.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ When deploying both the thumbnail API and the DPLA API in the same maintenance w
 ~/bin/deploy-api-services api      # api only
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-The script lives at `~/bin/deploy-api-services` on the operator's local machine. If it's missing, ask in #tech or check with the person who last deployed.
+The script lives at `bin/deploy-api-services` in the `dpla/api` repository. Copy it to `~/bin/` on the deploy machine: `cp bin/deploy-api-services ~/bin/ && chmod +x ~/bin/deploy-api-services`. If it is missing from the deploy machine, check the repo.
 
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