diff --git a/docs/configuration-overview.rst b/docs/configuration-overview.rst
index 2c7a086e..352f219c 100644
--- a/docs/configuration-overview.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration-overview.rst
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ default one, you can enter the following command in configuration mode:
 
   load /opt/vyatta/etc/config.boot.default
 
-You will be asked if you want to continue. If you accept, you will have to use
+You will be asked if you want to continue. If you accept,
+you will have to use `commit` if you want to make the changes active.
 
 Then you may want to ``save`` in order to delete the saved configuration too.