diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04a2749..916cd52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,21 +101,16 @@ makeshift download profile default
   # upload an archive (extracted and saved on server - not working yet...)
   makeshift upload -d @setup.tar.gz -t archive
 
-  # upload a new profile with a specific path (used to set remote location)
-  makeshift upload profile -d @kubernetes.json -p nodes/kubernetes.json
-  makeshift upload profile -d @slurm.json -d @compute.json -p nodes
+   # upload a new profile
+  makeshift upload profile -d @compute.json kubernetes.json
 
-  # upload a new profile
-  makeshift upload profile -d @compute.json 
-
-  # upload a new profile with a specific path (used for lookup)
-  makeshift upload profile -d @kubernetes.json -n k8s
+  # upload a new profile with a specific path
+  makeshift upload profile -d @kubernetes.json
+  makeshift upload profile -d '{"id": "custom", "data": {}}' kubernetes.json
 
   # upload a new plugin
   makeshift upload plugin -d @slurm.so
-
-  # upload a new plugin with a specific name (used for lookups)
-  makeshift upload plugin -d @cobbler.so -n merge
+  makeshift upload plugin slurm.so
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]
diff --git a/cmd/upload.go b/cmd/upload.go
index ef0c9c7..4472a18 100644
--- a/cmd/upload.go
+++ b/cmd/upload.go
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ var uploadPluginsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Example: `
   # upload a new plugin
   makeshift upload plugin -d @slurm.so
-
-  # upload a new plugin with a specific name (used for lookups)
-  makeshift upload plugin -d @cobbler.so
+  makeshift upload plugin slurm.so
 `,
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Short: "Upload a new plugin",