diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ab9c4d82e..7e05c683a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 pip install sphinx-autobuild
 
 # This will start a local server (usually at http://127.0.0.1:8000) that automatically rebuilds and refreshes when you make changes to the documentation.
+make html
 sphinx-autobuild source build/html
 ```