diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4691d0a..2755628 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,5 +5,24 @@ Currently just shell scripts called by jenkins.  May evolve into somethign more
 
 Uses some simple logic for a best-effort attempt to compile a kernel based on what code has changed
 
+## sample jenkins bash script
+
+```
+#!/bin/bash
+
+GIT_COMMIT=${GITHUB_PR_HEAD_SHA}
+GIT_PREVIOUS_COMMIT=HEAD
+
+
+source ci-testing-tools/jenkins_ci.sh
+
+configure_monorepo_watcher
+generate_test_table
+cd build
+get_files_changed
+get_build_target
+build_kernel
+```
+
 ## dependencies
 * https://github.com/slimm609/monorepo-gitwatcher.git
diff --git a/jenkins_ci.sh b/jenkins_ci.sh
index df7414a..b21cde3 100755
--- a/jenkins_ci.sh
+++ b/jenkins_ci.sh
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ get_build_target() {
 }
 
 build_kernel() {
+  local build_config=$1
   git checkout ${GIT_COMMIT}
-  ./compile.sh CONFIG=../ci-testing-tools/config-jenkins-kernel.conf BOARD=${ARMBIAN_BOARD} BRANCH=${ARMBIAN_BRANCH}
+  ./compile.sh CONFIG=${build_config} BOARD=${ARMBIAN_BOARD} BRANCH=${ARMBIAN_BRANCH}
 
 }