diff --git a/docs/guides/unbound.md b/docs/guides/unbound.md
index 6f2c943..3065eee 100644
--- a/docs/guides/unbound.md
+++ b/docs/guides/unbound.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ sudo apt install unbound
 
 If you are installing unbound from a package manager, it should install the `root.hints` file automatically with the dependency `dns-root-data`. The root hints will then be automatically updated by your package manager.
 
-**Optional**: Download the current root hints file (the list of primary root servers which are serving the domain "." - the root domain). Update it roughly every six months. Note that this file changes infrequently. This is only necessary if you are not installing unbound from a package manager.
+**Optional**: Download the current root hints file (the list of primary root servers which are serving the domain "." - the root domain). Update it roughly every six months. Note that this file changes infrequently. This is only necessary if you are not installing unbound from a package manager. If you do this optional step, you will need to uncomment the appropriate line in the suggested config file. 
 
 ```bash
 wget -O root.hints https://www.internic.net/domain/named.root