diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a98c96e..334ff82 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-1. ./configure
-2. make
-3. sudo cp ser2sock /usr/local/bin/
-4. sudo cp -R etc/ser2sock /etc/
-5. Make changes to /etc/ser2sock/ser2sock.conf as needed.
-6. If using SSL generate certificates
-7. sudo cp init/ser2sock /etc/init.d/
-8. sudo update-rc.d ser2sock defaults
-9. sudo /etc/init.d/ser2sock start
+1. autoreconf -f -i 
+2. ./configure
+3. make
+4. sudo cp ser2sock /usr/local/bin/
+5. sudo cp -R etc/ser2sock /etc/
+6. Make changes to /etc/ser2sock/ser2sock.conf as needed.
+7. If using SSL generate certificates
+8. sudo cp init/ser2sock /etc/init.d/
+9. sudo update-rc.d ser2sock defaults
+10. sudo /etc/init.d/ser2sock start
 
-or on Ubuntu/Debian follow the instructions detailed in the file README to build a .deb package
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+or on Ubuntu/Debian follow the instructions detailed in the file README to build a .deb package
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca88c2a..b15c439 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,25 +15,27 @@ Installation
 ============
 NOTE: The OpenSSL dev package is needed in order to compile with SSL support.
 
-1. ./configure
-2. make
-3. sudo cp ser2sock /usr/local/bin/
-4. sudo cp -R etc/ser2sock /etc/
-5. Make changes to /etc/ser2sock/ser2sock.conf as needed.
-6. sudo cp init/ser2sock /etc/init.d/
-7. sudo update-rc.d ser2sock defaults
-8. sudo /etc/init.d/ser2sock start
-9. To run more than one instantiation follow instructions in the init/ser2sock script
+1. autoreconf -f -i
+2. ./configure
+3. make
+4. sudo cp ser2sock /usr/local/bin/
+5. sudo cp -R etc/ser2sock /etc/
+6. Make changes to /etc/ser2sock/ser2sock.conf as needed.
+7. sudo cp init/ser2sock /etc/init.d/
+8. sudo update-rc.d ser2sock defaults
+9. sudo /etc/init.d/ser2sock start
+10. To run more than one instantiation follow instructions in the init/ser2sock script
 
 Installation (Debian/Ubuntu)
 ============================
 
 1. sudo apt-get install build-essential autotools-dev devscripts
-2. debuild -i -us -uc -b
-3. sudo dpkg -i ../ser2sock*.deb
-4. sudo update-rc.d ser2sock defaults
-5. sudo /etc/init.d/ser2sock start
-6. To run more than one instantiation follow instructions in the /etc/init.d/ser2sock script
+2. autoreconf -f -i
+3. debuild -i -us -uc -b
+4. sudo dpkg -i ../ser2sock*.deb
+5. sudo update-rc.d ser2sock defaults
+6. sudo /etc/init.d/ser2sock start
+7. To run more than one instantiation follow instructions in the /etc/init.d/ser2sock script
 
 Installation (Mac OS X)
 =======================