diff --git a/ui/README.md b/ui/README.md
index b612da87f57..39efddeeb5d 100644
--- a/ui/README.md
+++ b/ui/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ For development, install tools and dependencies system-wide:
 Clone the repository:
 
     git clone https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-primate.git
+    cd cloudstack-primate
+    npm install
 
 Override the default `CS_URL` to a running CloudStack management server: