diff --git a/obs-tests/sid/README.md b/obs-tests/sid/README.md
index b5778136640a4360af6dfa36bd063da1b46a512a..43d278fec5b486ba1ecb43ab7fe0eee73b5fe17f 100644
--- a/obs-tests/sid/README.md
+++ b/obs-tests/sid/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ execute following commands under `docker-obs/obs-tests/sid` directory:
 ```
  $ sudo make
 ```
+
+Note you'll need a sid/minbase container you can generate with:
+```
+ $ sudo make minbase
+```
 == Run containers ==
 
 1. Run the containers