diff --git a/docs/getting-started/start-app.md b/docs/getting-started/start-app.md
index 5e0b4f021..933cf2230 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/start-app.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/start-app.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ bin/startup
 
 Then point your browser to http://localhost:3000/ to view the site.
 
+If you run into issues while trying to run `bin/setup` and the error message
+isn't helpful, try running `bin/rails s -p 3000`. For example, you may need to
+`yarn install` before starting the app.
+
 If you're working on DEV regularly, you can use `alias start="bin/startup"` to
 make this even easier. 😊