diff --git a/src/pages/developing/react-tutorial/step-1.mdx b/src/pages/developing/react-tutorial/step-1.mdx
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--- a/src/pages/developing/react-tutorial/step-1.mdx
+++ b/src/pages/developing/react-tutorial/step-1.mdx
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ that we'll use as a starting point for each step.
 
 To begin, fork
 [carbon-tutorial-nextjs](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon-tutorial-nextjs)
-using your GitHub account.
+using your GitHub account. Please note when forking you must untick “Copy the main branch only” so you can access all branches / steps of the tutorial.
 
 ### Clone
 
 Go to your forked repository, copy the SSH or HTTPS URL and in your terminal run
 the two commands to get the repository in your local file system and enter that
-directory.
+directory. 
 
 ```bash
 git clone [your fork SSH/HTTPS]