diff --git a/vite-hardhat/README.md b/vite-hardhat/README.md
index 002cfe5..a0fb3bc 100644
--- a/vite-hardhat/README.md
+++ b/vite-hardhat/README.md
@@ -33,18 +33,11 @@ In the meantime, follow these simple steps to work on your own machine:
    yarn
    ```
 
-## Generate verifier contract
+6. Generate the verifier contract
 
-### Contract
-
-The deployment assumes a verifier contract has been generated by nargo. In order to do this, run:
-
-```bash
-cd circuits
-nargo codegen-verifier
-```
-
-A file named `plonk_vk.sol` should appear in the `circuit/contracts/noirstarter` folder.
+   ```bash
+   yarn prep
+   ```
 
 ### Test locally
 
@@ -70,9 +63,7 @@ The test demonstrates basic usage of Noir in a TypeScript Node.js environment.
 
 ### Deploy locally
 
-1. Copy `vite-hardhat/.env.example` to a new file `vite-hardhat/.env`.
-
-2. Start a local development EVM at <http://localhost:8545> with
+1. Start a local development EVM at <http://localhost:8545> with
 
    ```bash
    npx hardhat node
@@ -84,13 +75,13 @@ The test demonstrates basic usage of Noir in a TypeScript Node.js environment.
    anvil
    ```
 
-3. Build the project and deploy contracts to the local development chain with
+2. Build the project and deploy contracts to the local development chain with
 
    ```bash
    yarn build
    ```
 
-4. Once your contracts are deployed and the build is finished, you can preview the built website with
+3. Once your contracts are deployed and the build is finished, you can preview the built website with
 
    ```bash
    yarn preview
@@ -100,7 +91,7 @@ The test demonstrates basic usage of Noir in a TypeScript Node.js environment.
 
 For convenience, we added two configurations for deployment on various testnets. You can find them in `hardhat.config.cts`.
 
-To deploy on these testnets, copy the `.env.example` and add your own [alchemy](https://www.alchemy.com/) keys for these networks.
+To deploy on these testnets, rename `.env.example` to `.env` and add your own [alchemy](https://www.alchemy.com/) keys for these networks.
 
 Then, prepend your commands with your desired network in a `NETWORK` environment variable. For example, to deploy on sepolia:
 
@@ -110,6 +101,6 @@ NETWORK=sepolia yarn build`
 
 Feel free to add more networks, just make sure you:
 
-- Add deployer private keys and alchemy API keys in `vite-hardhat/.env`
+- Add deployer private keys and alchemy API keys in `.env`
 - Have funds in these accounts
 - Add a configuration in `hardhat.config.cts`