diff --git a/aio/content/guide/service-worker-getting-started.md b/aio/content/guide/service-worker-getting-started.md
index 348a34772f..ec13baad74 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/service-worker-getting-started.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/service-worker-getting-started.md
@@ -49,13 +49,12 @@ using an example application.
 
 ### Serving with `http-server`
 
-Because `ng serve` does not work with service workers, you must use a separate HTTP server to test your project locally. You can use any HTTP server. The example below uses the [http-server](https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-server) package from npm. To reduce the possibility of conflicts, test on a dedicated port.
+Because `ng serve` does not work with service workers, you must use a separate HTTP server to test your project locally. You can use any HTTP server. The example below uses the [http-server](https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-server) package from npm. To reduce the possibility of conflicts and avoid serving stale content, test on a dedicated port and disable caching.
 
-To serve with `http-server`, change to the directory containing your web files and start the web server: 
+To serve the directory containing your web files with `http-server`, run the following command:
 
 ```sh
-cd dist/*project-name*
-http-server -p 8080
+http-server -p 8080 -c-1 dist/<project-name>
 ```
 
 ### Initial load
@@ -121,8 +120,7 @@ next step is understanding how updates work.
 
 ```sh
 ng build --prod
-cd dist
-http-server -p 8080
+http-server -p 8080 -c-1 dist/<project-name>
 ```
 
 ### Updating your application in the browser