diff --git a/problems/08-publish.js b/problems/08-publish.js
index e90ed63..74119be 100644
--- a/problems/08-publish.js
+++ b/problems/08-publish.js
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ Not very good.
 Luckily, that is not a problem for npm, because it's very easy for all
 npm users to publish their modules and share them with the world.
 
-Packages get into the registry by using the `npm publish` command.
+Packages get into the registry by using the `npm publish --access=public` command.
 
-Try it now.  There's not much too it.
+Try it now.  There's not much too it. By default scoped modules are private.
+The '--access=public' flag is needed to ensure scoped modules are public. This 
+option will remain set for all subsequent publishes.
 
 (Make sure you're still in the right project directory, though.  If you
 publish something by mistake, you can remove it, but there's no guarantee