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@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ You can try out the user-side of Calypso on [WordPress.com](https://wordpress.co
 1.	Make sure you have [`git`](https://git-scm.com/), [`node`](https://nodejs.org/), and [`npm`](https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm) installed.
 2.	Clone this repository locally.
 3.	Add `127.0.0.1 calypso.localhost` to your local `hosts` file.
-4.	Execute `npm start` from the root directory of the repository.
-5.	Open [`calypso.localhost:3000`](http://calypso.localhost:3000/) in your browser.
+4.	Execute `npm install` from the root directory of the repository.
+5.	Execute `npm start` from the root directory of the repository.
+6.	Open [`calypso.localhost:3000`](http://calypso.localhost:3000/) in your browser.
 
 Need more detailed installation instructions? [We have them](./docs/install.md).