diff --git a/docs/integrating-scribe/ci-integrations/github/action-bom.md b/docs/integrating-scribe/ci-integrations/github/action-bom.md
index b33ac1009..34fdf8e9c 100644
--- a/docs/integrating-scribe/ci-integrations/github/action-bom.md
+++ b/docs/integrating-scribe/ci-integrations/github/action-bom.md
@@ -320,6 +320,47 @@ jobs:
 
 </details>
 
+### Mapping the DOCKER_CONFIG Environment Variable
+
+When using a job's Docker daemon to pull private images, you might need to log in to your private registry before running **valint**. To ensure that the containerized action `action-bom` can access your private image, set `DOCKER_CONFIG` to a directory in your workflow that is accessible for mapping.
+
+Below is an example configuration:
+
+```yaml
+env:
+  DOCKER_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/.docker
+
+steps:
+  - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+    uses: docker/login-action@v2
+    with:
+      registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY_URL }}
+      username: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
+      password: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+
+  - name: Generate cyclonedx json SBOM
+    uses: scribe-security/action-bom@master
+    with:
+      target: 'scribesecurity/example:latest'
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can use uncontainerized actions directly:
+
+```yaml
+- name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+  uses: docker/login-action@v2
+  with:
+    registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY_URL }}
+    username: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
+    password: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+
+- name: Generate cyclonedx json SBOM
+  uses: scribe-security/action-bom-cli@master
+  with:
+    target: 'scribesecurity/example:latest'
+    format: json
+```
+
 
 ### Running action as non root user
 By default, the action runs in its own pid namespace as the root user. You can change the user by setting specific `USERID` and `USERNAME` environment variables.
@@ -464,7 +505,7 @@ Create SBOM for image hosted by a private registry.
 
 ```YAML
 env:
-  DOCKER_CONFIG: $HOME/.docker
+  DOCKER_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/.docker
 steps:
   - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
     uses: docker/login-action@v2
@@ -477,7 +518,7 @@ steps:
     uses: scribe-security/action-bom@master
     with:
       target: 'scribesecurity/example:latest'
-      force: true
+      
 ```
 </details>
 
diff --git a/docs/platforms/github-integration.md b/docs/platforms/github-integration.md
index 22f5da5c3..a7af8ae92 100644
--- a/docs/platforms/github-integration.md
+++ b/docs/platforms/github-integration.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ env:
   LOG_LEVEL: "INFO"
   VALINT_SCRIBE_ENABLE: true 
   DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
-  DOCKER_CONFIG: $HOME/.docker
+  DOCKER_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/.docker
   DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: scribesecurity
   SCRIBE_PRODUCT_VERSION: "v0.0.2-github"