diff --git a/motd.sh b/motd.sh
index 4810701..7b53173 100755
--- a/motd.sh
+++ b/motd.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# be sure to append this file to your /etc/profile config
 echo
 echo "Laptop battery: $(acpi | awk '{print $4,$3,$5,$6}')"
 echo