diff --git a/site/_docs/quickstart.md b/site/_docs/quickstart.md
index d8ad5511..8f5ffe8a 100644
--- a/site/_docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/site/_docs/quickstart.md
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ For the impatient, here's how to get a boilerplate Jekyll site up and running.
 # => Now browse to http://localhost:4000
 {% endhighlight %}
 
-If you wish to install jekyll into the current directory, you can do so by
-alternatively running `jekyll new .` instead of a new directory name.
+If you wish to install jekyll into an existing directory, you can do so by
+alternatively running `jekyll new .` from within the directory instead of creating a new one. If the existing directory isn't empty, you'll also have to pass the `--force` option like so `jekyll new . --force`.
 
 That's nothing, though. The real magic happens when you start creating blog
 posts, using the front matter to control templates and layouts, and taking