diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
index 0691a14c326..25a8611baca 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ var (
 
 		To start using your cluster, you need to run (as a regular user):
 
-		  sudo cp {{.KubeConfigPath}} $HOME/
-		  sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/{{.KubeConfigName}}
-		  export KUBECONFIG=$HOME/{{.KubeConfigName}}
+		  mkdir -p $HOME/.kube
+		  sudo cp -i {{.KubeConfigPath}} $HOME/.kube/config
+		  sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/.kube/config
 
 		You should now deploy a pod network to the cluster.
 		Run "kubectl apply -f [podnetwork].yaml" with one of the options listed at: