diff --git a/docs/build_and_test.md b/docs/build_and_test.md
index 3642fd2..4ebce0f 100644
--- a/docs/build_and_test.md
+++ b/docs/build_and_test.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 ```
 git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/RDASApp.git
 ```
+If running on Orion, you will also need to run `module load git-lfs` before cloning. 
+
 ## 2.Build RDASApp
 ```
     cd RDASApp