diff --git a/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md b/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md
index 029b56a2b..0e60fa7cd 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ We're going to create a simple API to allow admin users to view and edit the use
 
 Create a new Django project named `tutorial`, then start a new app called `quickstart`.
 
-    # Set up a new project
-    django-admin.py startproject tutorial
+	# Create the project directory
+	mkdir tutorial
     cd tutorial
 
     # Create a virtualenv to isolate our package dependencies locally
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Create a new Django project named `tutorial`, then start a new app called `quick
     pip install django
     pip install djangorestframework
 
+    # Set up a new project
+    django-admin.py startproject tutorial
+
     # Create a new app
     python manage.py startapp quickstart