diff --git a/content/pages/setting-up-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll/creating-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll.md b/content/pages/setting-up-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll/creating-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll.md
index 18a79134730c..9ba19aad8296 100644
--- a/content/pages/setting-up-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll/creating-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll.md
+++ b/content/pages/setting-up-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll/creating-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Before you can use Jekyll to create a {% data variables.product.prodname_pages %
     # Removes the contents from your default branch from the working directory
     ```
 
-1. To create a new Jekyll site, use the `jekyll new` command:
+1. To create a new Jekyll site, use the `jekyll new` command in your repository's root directory:
 
    ```shell
    $ jekyll new --skip-bundle .