diff --git a/phpmyadmin/README.md b/phpmyadmin/README.md
index 79a7909..050166f 100644
--- a/phpmyadmin/README.md
+++ b/phpmyadmin/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ run me with:
 docker-compose -f phpmyadmin.yml up
 ```
 
+if this doesn't work: install [docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) first and retry
+
 then go to http://localhost:8081 and sign in with  
 database: db
 username: root