diff --git a/demo/slides.md b/demo/slides.md
index 8635c1d6..b4ac3443 100644
--- a/demo/slides.md
+++ b/demo/slides.md
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ Before you start your bot, set yourself as the bot admin:
 
 Edit the `script/k8s/errbot/deployment.yaml` file like so:
 
-`value: "Birki#0001" # change to your own handle` -> `value: "yourname#0001"`
+`value: "@Birki#0001" # change to your own handle` -> `value: "@yourname#0001"`
 
 > Note: You can find your `name#id` in the bottom left of your Discord client or on your profile page
 
diff --git a/script/k8s/errbot/deployment.yaml b/script/k8s/errbot/deployment.yaml
index 6d1e6816..48ae5457 100644
--- a/script/k8s/errbot/deployment.yaml
+++ b/script/k8s/errbot/deployment.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ spec:
             - name: DOCS_URL
               value: "https://errbot.birki.io"
             - name: BOT_ADMINS
-              value: "Birki#0001" # change to your own handle for Slack, Discord, etc
+              value: "@Birki#0001" # change to your own handle for Slack, Discord, etc
             - name: BOT_EXTRA_BACKEND_DIR
               value: "/app/backend/err-backend-discord"
             - name: RIOT_REGION