diff --git a/src/docs/part1/simple_detector.md b/src/docs/part1/simple_detector.md
index 1cdae34a5c15267eceb8a6b2694adc9e342996e9..414830fb217115b6c272e6ac6529647977a9b2cd 100644
--- a/src/docs/part1/simple_detector.md
+++ b/src/docs/part1/simple_detector.md
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ load the pre-compiled detector plugins from the container with*
 source /opt/detector/setup.sh
 ```
 
-First start by cloning part 1 of the tutorial.
+First start by cloning part 1 of the tutorial. Start from the top level directory we created in getting started.
 
 ```bash
+cd eic
 git clone https://eicweb.phy.anl.gov/EIC/tutorials/ip6_tutorial_1.git part1
 cd part1
 ```