diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 96d7705..e51d557 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ To set up `PACKAGENAME` for local development:
 
 10. Submit a pull request through the GitHub website. Pull requests should be
     made to the ``develop`` branch.  Note that automated tests will be run on
-    GitHub Actions, but these must be initialized by a member of the pysat team.
+    GitHub Actions, but these must be initialized by a member of the pysat team
+    for first time contributors.
 
 
 Pull Request Guidelines