diff --git a/README.development b/README.development
index 5cd8791a5..5ffbe803c 100644
--- a/README.development
+++ b/README.development
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ While some of this list is in an arbitrary order, significant steps are in a spe
     - if you don't set the virtual environment to pyenv (Anki's virtual environment folder) don't forget to add the
         virtual environment folder to your global (not local) .gitignore if you haven't already.
 
-- add .idea folder to .gitignore
+- add .idea folder to your global .gitignore (not the local .gitignore in the cloned repo)
 
 - from project root run:
     - pip install -r qt/requirements.qt