diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06690ee..a87bc77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ network are:
 * Docker
 * Kubernetes (see [docker desktop instructions if relevant](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/kubernetes/))
 * [Just](https://github.com/casey/just)
+* [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq)
 
 Clone the attackathon repo:
 `git clone https://github.com/carlaKC/attackathon`
@@ -86,6 +87,11 @@ repository to be in the current directory.
   random payments in the network and mines blocks every 5 minutes.
   * If you want to kill your test network and start fresh, you can 
     use [./attackathon/scripts/stop_network.sh ln_10](./scripts/stop_network.sh)
+  * You need to wait for this script to complete before you can start 
+    your attacking pod!
+
+Wait for your network to fully come up, then you can start your pod 
+of attacking nodes:
 * Start attacking pods: [./attackathon/scripts/start_attacker.sh ln_10](./scripts/start_attacker.sh)
   brings up three lightning nodes that you will use for your attack, 
   a bitcoin node and an empty `flagship` container to run your attack