diff --git a/0-bootstrap/README.md b/0-bootstrap/README.md
index 4ec2e3e9f..34b5628bd 100644
--- a/0-bootstrap/README.md
+++ b/0-bootstrap/README.md
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ The following steps will guide you through deploying without using Cloud Build.
    cd gcp-bootstrap
 
    git init
+   git commit -m "initialize empty directory" --allow-empty
    git checkout -b plan
 
    git checkout -b shared
@@ -428,10 +429,10 @@ The following steps will guide you through deploying without using Cloud Build.
    git commit -m 'Initialize policy library repo'
    ```
 
-1. Navigate out of the policies repo.
+1. Navigate back to `gcp-bootstrap` repo.
 
    ```bash
-   cd ..
+   cd ../gcp-bootstrap
    ```
 
 1. To  validate your policies, run `gcloud beta terraform vet`. For installation instructions, see [Install Google Cloud CLI](https://cloud.google.com/docs/terraform/policy-validation/validate-policies#install).
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ The following steps will guide you through deploying without using Cloud Build.
 1. Run the following commands and check for violations:
 
    ```bash
-   export VET_PROJECT_ID=pjr-seed-serverless-test
+   export VET_PROJECT_ID=A-VALID-PROJECT-ID
    terraform show -json bootstrap.tfplan > bootstrap.json
    gcloud beta terraform vet bootstrap.json --policy-library="../terraform-example-foundation/policy-library" --project ${VET_PROJECT_ID}
    ```
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ The following steps will guide you through deploying without using Cloud Build.
 1. Commit the new code version, so you can manage versions locally.
 
    ```sh
+   git add backend.tf
    git commit -m "Init gcs backend."
    cd ../
    ```
diff --git a/1-org/README.md b/1-org/README.md
index 031102c59..46c20eeb1 100644
--- a/1-org/README.md
+++ b/1-org/README.md
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ Create `gcp-org` folder, copy `1-org` content and Terraform wrapper script; ensu
 
    ```bash
       git init
+      git commit -m "initialize empty directory" --allow-empty
       git checkout -b plan
       git checkout -b production
    ```
diff --git a/2-environments/README.md b/2-environments/README.md
index 580188841..454920f65 100644
--- a/2-environments/README.md
+++ b/2-environments/README.md
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ See `0-bootstrap` [README-GitHub.md](../0-bootstrap/README-GitHub.md#deploying-s
    ```bash
    cd gcp-environments
    git init
+   git commit -m "initialize empty directory" --allow-empty
    git checkout -b production
    git checkout -b nonproduction
    git checkout -b development
diff --git a/3-networks-dual-svpc/README.md b/3-networks-dual-svpc/README.md
index 6582cc23a..c3e5fadf8 100644
--- a/3-networks-dual-svpc/README.md
+++ b/3-networks-dual-svpc/README.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ See `0-bootstrap` [README-GitHub.md](../0-bootstrap/README-GitHub.md#deploying-s
    cp -R terraform-example-foundation/3-networks-dual-svpc/* gcp-network
    cp terraform-example-foundation/build/tf-wrapper.sh gcp-network/
    cp terraform-example-foundation/.gitignore gcp-network
-   chmod 755 ./gcp-environments/tf-wrapper.sh
+   chmod 755 ./gcp-network/tf-wrapper.sh
    ```
 
 1. Navigate to `gcp-network` and initialize a local Git repository to manage versions locally. Then, create the environment branches.
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ See `0-bootstrap` [README-GitHub.md](../0-bootstrap/README-GitHub.md#deploying-s
    ```bash
    cd gcp-network
    git init
+   git commit -m "initialize empty directory" --allow-empty
    git checkout -b shared
    git checkout -b development
    git checkout -b nonproduction
diff --git a/4-projects/README.md b/4-projects/README.md
index cf5ca5d1c..5eb0d0776 100644
--- a/4-projects/README.md
+++ b/4-projects/README.md
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ See `0-bootstrap` [README-GitHub.md](../0-bootstrap/README-GitHub.md#deploying-s
    cp -R  terraform-example-foundation/4-projects/* gcp-projects
    cp terraform-example-foundation/build/tf-wrapper.sh gcp-projects/
    cp terraform-example-foundation/.gitignore gcp-projects
-   chmod 755 ./gcp-environments/tf-wrapper.sh
+   chmod 755 ./gcp-projects/tf-wrapper.sh
    ```
 
 1. Navigate to `gcp-projects` and initialize a local Git repository to manage versions locally. Then, create the environment branches.
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ See `0-bootstrap` [README-GitHub.md](../0-bootstrap/README-GitHub.md#deploying-s
    ```bash
    cd gcp-projects
    git init
+   git commit -m "initialize empty directory" --allow-empty
    git checkout -b shared
    git checkout -b development
    git checkout -b nonproduction