diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0164cc..c9fd72c 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ Start up the site, so you can perform the initial migrations and generate the st
 ```sh
 $ docker compose up -d site
 ```
-
+First you may need to generate the static files
+```
+$ ./scripts/copy_static
+```
 You will need to generate the schema for the database, since it is currently empty:
 ```sh
 $ ./scripts/migrate