diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.rst b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.rst
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--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.rst
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ For convenience, you can keep your normal user logged in on Chrome and your supe
 Live reloading and Sass CSS compilation
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-If you'd like to take advantage of live reloading and Sass / Compass CSS compilation you can do so with the included Grunt task.
+If you'd like to take advantage of live reloading and Sass / Compass CSS compilation you can do so with a little bit of prep work.
 
 Make sure that nodejs_ is installed. Then in the project root run::
 
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ Make sure that nodejs_ is installed. Then in the project root run::
 
 .. _nodejs: http://nodejs.org/download/
 
+If you don't already have it, install `compass` (doesn't hurt if you run this command twice)::
+
+    gem install compass
+
 Now you just need::
 
     $ grunt serve