diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installing.rst b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installing.rst
index 9ac1c5aa58807f39861b36ed4a98083f11b0db75..9e515109df5e7b991650a23be6f2d38f4a54925f 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installing.rst
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installing.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ you simply need to clone the github repository
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   git clone https://github.com/rosjava/rosjava_core
+  cd rosjava_core
   git checkout -b hydro origin/hydro
 
 and proceed immediately to the section on :ref:`building`.