diff --git a/ruby/introduction/installing_ruby.md b/ruby/introduction/installing_ruby.md
index 26fff5f980a..46e376d5475 100644
--- a/ruby/introduction/installing_ruby.md
+++ b/ruby/introduction/installing_ruby.md
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ git clone https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv
 Next command takes care of setting rbenv.
 
 ```bash
-rbenv init
+~/.rbenv/bin/rbenv init
 ```
 
+Close the terminal window and open a new one to refresh. 
+
 Next, you need to install `ruby-build` to help compile the Ruby binaries. Run these commands in the terminal to create a directory for the ruby-build plugin and then download it to the proper directory.
 
 ```bash