diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9a9cd5b7dc..8eaa309068e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Follow the instructions at http://jekyllrb.com, which are really just as simple
     gem install jekyll
     jekyll new spring-xyz
     cd spring-xyz
-    jekyll serve
+    jekyll serve --watch
 
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