diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c98389f..f6d252db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ from datetime import datetime
 # Initialize Graphiti
 graphiti = Graphiti("bolt://localhost:7687", "neo4j", "password")
 
+# Initialize the graph database with graphiti's indices. This only needs to be done once.
+graphiti.build_indices_and_constraints() 
+
 # Add episodes
 episodes = [
     "Kamala Harris is the Attorney General of California. She was previously "