diff --git a/open-canary/steps.txt b/open-canary/steps.txt
index 2ee45ae..b564458 100644
--- a/open-canary/steps.txt
+++ b/open-canary/steps.txt
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ opencanaryd --copyconfig
 sudo nano /root/.opencanary.conf (orange pi)
 sudo nano /home/ubuntu/.opencanary.conf (raspberry pi)
 
-
 See this guide to setup email
 https://opencanary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/alerts/email.html
 
+IMPORTANT for UBUNTU!
+After making changes to /home/ubuntu/.opencanary.conf make sure to rename the file to "opencanary.conf" by removing the leading period.
+If you do not, then you will get an error when starting the canary stating the following: "Error: config does not have 'logger' section"
+
 opencanaryd --start
 
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