diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 608b83af7f..37865210af 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Quickstart version for users:
   to get better privacy.
 
 8) Optionally, install privoxy (www.privoxy.org), and add the line
-  "forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 ." (without the quotes) to its config
-  file. Then change your mozilla to http proxy at localhost port 8118 (and
-  no socks proxy). This step will give you good html scrubbing as well.
+  "forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 ." (without the quotes -- don't forget
+  the dot) to its config file. Then change your mozilla to http proxy
+  at localhost port 8118 (and no socks proxy). This step will give you
+  good html scrubbing as well.
   (See doc/CLIENTS for why direct socks gives you less anonymity.)
 
 *****If this works for you, you can stop reading here******