diff --git a/HOWTO.md b/HOWTO.md
index 686aa16..54f74e8 100644
--- a/HOWTO.md
+++ b/HOWTO.md
@@ -49,11 +49,17 @@ There are some auxiliary bash scripts to run docker container locally.
 
 ```bash
 # start an Odoo release container
+$ bash start_container.sh 9.0 2016-11-23
+# or
 $ bash start_container.sh 9.0 20161123
 
 # open interactive session on the Odoo container
+$ bash login.sh 9.0 2016-11-23
+# or
 $ bash login.sh 9.0 20161123
 
 # stop and destroy
+$ bash stop_container.sh 9.0 2016-11-23
+# or
 $ bash stop_container.sh 9.0 20161123
 ```
diff --git a/login.sh b/login.sh
index e65576a..19b2b2c 100755
--- a/login.sh
+++ b/login.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 ODOO_VERSION="$1"
-ODOO_RELEASE="$2"
+ODOO_RELEASE=$(echo "${2}" | tr -d '-')
 
 
 validation() {
diff --git a/start_container.sh b/start_container.sh
index 1c43dc0..9ca2d0e 100755
--- a/start_container.sh
+++ b/start_container.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # #####
 
 
-ODOO_VERSION="$1"
-ODOO_RELEASE="$2"
+ODOO_VERSION="${1}"
+ODOO_RELEASE=$(echo "${2}" | tr -d '-')
 
 
 validation() {
diff --git a/stop_container.sh b/stop_container.sh
index b5ef444..62214c6 100755
--- a/stop_container.sh
+++ b/stop_container.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # #####
 
 
-ODOO_VERSION="$1"
-ODOO_RELEASE="$2"
+ODOO_VERSION="${1}"
+ODOO_RELEASE=$(echo "${2}" | tr -d '-')
 
 
 validation() {