diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
index 9cdd247..dbeee28 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       AUTHORITY_AUCTION_REVEALS_DURATION: ${AUTHORITY_AUCTION_REVEALS_DURATION}
       AUTHORITY_GRACE_PERIOD: ${AUTHORITY_GRACE_PERIOD}
       GENESIS_FILE: /var/tmp/genesis.json
-      MONIKER: ${MONIKER:-"localtestnet"}
+      MONIKER: ${MONIKER:-localtestnet}
     volumes:
       - laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd
       - genesis-config:/var/tmp
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
index 713f3af..e505c58 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
@@ -196,5 +196,5 @@ laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-console-deployment start
   laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-laconicd-deployment stop --delete-volumes
 
   # Remove deployment directory (deployment will have to be recreated for a re-run)
-  rm -r fixturenet-laconicd-deployment
+  sudo rm -r fixturenet-laconicd-deployment
   ```