diff --git a/tutorials/file_sharing_app/Dockerfile b/tutorials/file_sharing_app/Dockerfile
index 0f7c99feb..28e49e8d4 100644
--- a/tutorials/file_sharing_app/Dockerfile
+++ b/tutorials/file_sharing_app/Dockerfile
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ COPY . .
 # Build the Rust crate
 RUN cargo build --release
 
-# Run the first node
-CMD ["cargo", "run", "--release", "--features=first-node"]
+# Run the script to start both nodes
+COPY run_both_nodes.sh .
+RUN chmod +x run_both_nodes.sh 
 
-# Run the second node after the first one completes
-CMD ["cargo", "run", "--release", "--features=second-node"]
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+CMD ["./run_both_nodes.sh"]
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diff --git a/tutorials/file_sharing_app/README.md b/tutorials/file_sharing_app/README.md
index 9996c084c..3e515969d 100644
--- a/tutorials/file_sharing_app/README.md
+++ b/tutorials/file_sharing_app/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ A 5 second timeout is set to give enough time for the nodes to communicate with
 
 > This example uses `async-std-runtime` specified in the crate's Cargo.toml file to demonsrate SwarmNl's compatibility with using the async-std runtime.
 
+**Note:** The example requires a quorum of 1, which means that that if the second node does not run the first node will not be able to write to the DHT and will panic.
+
 ## Run the example
 
 To run this example, you'll need two terminals.
@@ -94,4 +96,4 @@ Run:
 
 ```bash
 docker run -it file-sharing-demo
-```
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+```
diff --git a/tutorials/file_sharing_app/run_both_nodes.sh b/tutorials/file_sharing_app/run_both_nodes.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f236dbd4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/file_sharing_app/run_both_nodes.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Used for the Docker container to run both nodes
+
+# Run the first command in the background
+cargo run --features=first-node &
+
+# Run the second command in the foreground
+cargo run --features=second-node
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