diff --git a/docs/sources/examples/nodejs_web_app.rst b/docs/sources/examples/nodejs_web_app.rst
index a9e9b1c5e3..e880db555f 100644
--- a/docs/sources/examples/nodejs_web_app.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/examples/nodejs_web_app.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ https://github.com/gasi/docker-node-hello.
 Create Node.js app
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
-First, create a ``package.json`` file that describes your app and its
+First, create a directory ``src`` where all the files would live. Then create a ``package.json`` file that describes your app and its
 dependencies:
 
 .. code-block:: json