diff --git a/docs/docker-compose-install.md b/docs/docker-compose-install.md
index 3e6be3a30..c6d33db1c 100644
--- a/docs/docker-compose-install.md
+++ b/docs/docker-compose-install.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ If you want to use the prebuilt images:
 GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone https://iceshrimp.dev/iceshrimp/iceshrimp.git --depth=1
 ```
 
-If you want to build your own images (make sure to install `git-lfs` before running the command):
+If you want to build your own images (make sure to install `git-lfs` and to run `git lfs install` before running the command):
 ```sh
 git clone https://iceshrimp.dev/iceshrimp/iceshrimp.git
 ```
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index b65720493..1704f08ae 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ This document will guide you through manual installation of Iceshrimp. We also p
 
 ### Download repository
 
-Make sure you have `git-lfs` installed before cloning the repo, as we are using Git LFS for efficient storage of binary blobs.
+Make sure you have `git-lfs` installed and have run `git lfs install` before cloning the repo, as we are using Git LFS for efficient storage of binary blobs.
 
 ```sh
 git clone https://iceshrimp.dev/iceshrimp/iceshrimp.git