diff --git a/extras/win32-portable/create_portable.txt b/extras/win32-portable/create_portable.txt
index 9818f6ec9..6770efd3f 100644
--- a/extras/win32-portable/create_portable.txt
+++ b/extras/win32-portable/create_portable.txt
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ How to create a new portable Windows distribution of OpenSlides:
 
       easy_install -Z django django-mptt reportlab pil
 
-2.) In the main directory of the OpenSlides checkout execute:
+2.) Install OpenSlides by running python setup.py install in the top directory
+    of OpenSlides.
+    NOTE: This step must be repeated whenever you make changes to OpenSlides
+
+3.) In the main directory of the OpenSlides checkout execute:
 
       python extras/win32-portable/prepare_portable.py
 
-3.) The portable OpenSlides distribution is now ready as a zip in the
+4.) The portable OpenSlides distribution is now ready as a zip in the
     'dist/' directory
 
 Note: Creating the portable Windows distribution of OpenSlides is not possible,